§ 45-19-1 Salary payment during line of duty illness or injury
§ 45-19-1.1 Liability of third person for damages
§ 45-19-1.2 Lien of state or municipality
§ 45-19-1.3 Notice of lien
§ 45-19-1.4 Liability for payments to an employee without honoring employer’s lien
§ 45-19-1.5 Examination of records
§ 45-19-1.6 Lien docket
§ 45-19-2 Board of police officer’s relief
§ 45-19-3 Appropriations for dependents of police officers killed in line of duty
§ 45-19-4 Annuities to dependents of deceased police officers and appropriations to nondependent parents of police officers
§ 45-19-4.1 Tuition to children of police officers dying or disabled as a result of service
§ 45-19-4.2 Tuition to police officers disabled as a result of service
§ 45-19-4.3 One time death benefit – Death benefits to family of deceased police officers, correctional officers, and firefighters
§ 45-19-5 Board of fire fighter’s relief
§ 45-19-6 Compensation of fund members
§ 45-19-7 Appropriations for relief of fire fighters and dependents
§ 45-19-8 Administration of fire fighter’s relief
§ 45-19-9 Fire fighters protected – Relief to volunteer fire fighters injured in line of duty – Physician’s written report
§ 45-19-10 Rate and duration of disability benefits
§ 45-19-11 Filing of lists of fire fighters
§ 45-19-12 Annuities to dependents of deceased fire fighters and appropriations to nondependent parents of deceased fire fighters
§ 45-19-12.1 Tuition to children of deceased or disabled fire fighters
§ 45-19-12.2 Annuities to dependents of deceased auxiliary and volunteer fire fighters and appropriations to nondependent parents of deceased auxiliary and volunteer fire fighters
§ 45-19-12.3 Tuition to disabled fire fighters
§ 45-19-13 Appropriations taking place of funds
§ 45-19-14 Appropriations by towns to dependents of deceased police officers and fire fighters
§ 45-19-15 Extension of provisions to widows or widowers or domestic partners of other deceased police officers and fire fighters
§ 45-19-16 Presumption of disability in the line of fire fighting duty
§ 45-19-16.1 Presumption for heart disease and hypertension
§ 45-19-17 Operation of emergency vehicles – Accidents
§ 45-19-18 Pensions for certain police officers and fire fighters
§ 45-19-19 City and town ordinances providing for retirement of sick or injured police officers or fire fighters
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 45-19 - Relief of Injured and Deceased Fire Fighters and Police Officers

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9