Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 5-1 - Architects

• Acceptable release rate: means a measured release rate not to exceed four (4. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• 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
• Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• article of bedding: includes upholstered furniture and filling material or its container (as herein defined) and any mattress, pillow, cushion, quilt, bedpad, comforter, upholstered spring bed, box spring, davenport or day bed, bed spring, metal couch, metal folding bed, metal cot, metal cradle, metal bassinet, and any glider, hammock, or other substantially similar article which is wholly or partly upholstered, when used or intended for use for sleeping or reclining purposes. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• Board: means the fire safety code board created by this chapter;

  (4)  "Building" includes new and existing buildings and facilities, except private dwellings occupied by one, two (2), or three (3) families, in the various cities and towns in this state;

  (5)  "Code" means the minimum standard body of rules for fire safety known as the Fire Safety Code, chapters 28. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-28.3-1

• Building: includes new and existing buildings and facilities, except private dwellings occupied by one, two (2), or three (3) families, in the various cities and towns in this state;

  (5)  "Code" means the minimum standard body of rules for fire safety known as the Fire Safety Code, chapters 28. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-28.3-1

• Cancer drug: means a prescription drug that is used to treat cancer, the side effects of cancer, or the side effects from a cancer medication. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
• Commercial boat yard: means any facility which engages for hire in the construction, storage, maintenance, repair, or refurbishing of vessels (other than seaplanes) or any licensed independent marine maintenance contractor who engages in those activities. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Controlled substance: means a drug, substance, immediate precursor, or synthetic drug in schedules I-V of chapter 28 of Title 21 with high risk of dependency and addiction. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Department: means the department of business regulation. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• Department: means the Rhode Island department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Department: means the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
• Director: means the director of business regulation. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• Distributor: means a person defined in Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Donor: includes , but is not limited to, any patient in legal possession of a prescribed drug, a healthcare proxy, and any licensed healthcare facility or healthcare provider such as a hospital, pharmacy, or long-term-care facility, or a state or federal prison. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Filling material: includes any hair, down, feathers, wool, cotton, kapok, or other material used for filling articles of bedding or upholstered furniture. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. ^{Source: Federal Reserve}
• 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
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• 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}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• made: includes altering, repairing, remaking, renovating, finishing, or preparing articles of bedding or upholstered furniture or filling materials for sale or compensation. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• magistrate: may be construed to mean a justice, or a clerk acting as a justice, of a district court. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
• Marine antifoulant paint: means any compound, coating, paint, or treatment applied or used for the purpose of controlling freshwater or marine fouling organisms on vessels. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
• Most in need: means priority provided to a person in need of a drug based on the person's ability to pay. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• New: means any material or article which has not been previously used for any purpose, except that an article of bedding returned by the purchaser for exchange, alteration, or correction within thirty (30) days from date of delivery after original sale at retail, shall be deemed to be a new article, but thirty (30) days from date of delivery the article shall be deemed to be second-hand. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Non-controlled substance prescription drugs: means any non-controlled substance drug meant for human use pursuant to a prescription administered by a prescriber. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• oath: includes affirmation; the word "sworn" includes affirmed; and the word "engaged" includes either sworn or affirmed. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-11
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Out-of-state redistributor: means a redistributor that is based outside of this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• 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
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Pharmaceutical redistribution program: means the program established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for the redistribution of unused prescription drugs and shall include any facility that may accept the return of unused non-controlled substance prescription drugs and orchestrate their redistribution to aid persons of this state who have difficulty affording or accessing the non-controlled substance drugs. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
• Prescriber: means any person who has occupational licensing by relevant boards to prescribe a drug. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Redistributor: means any person or institution partaking in the redistribution of non-controlled substance prescription drugs pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Repairer-renovator: means any person who repairs, makes over, re-covers, restores, renovates, or otherwise prepares or tags articles of bedding, directly for the consumer, or for direct sale by the person at retail. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
• Second-hand: means any material or article of which prior use has been made. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• sold: includes offering or exposing for sale or exchange or lease or consigning or delivering in consignment for sale, exchange, or lease or holding in possession with like intent. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• square feet: as used in this chapter , is the total floor space and/or storage capacity of the subject building or structure, as determined and certified by the state fire marshal or his or her designee, subject to review by the board. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-28.3-5
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Supply dealer: means any person who breaks bulk, packages, or repackages, or otherwise prepares or tags any filling material or articles of bedding, for sale other than at retail. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• Tamper-evident packaging: means a package that has an outer or secondary seal that must be broken to access the inner package and shall include clear messaging that the package had previously been opened after its seal date. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• 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
• Transaction date: means the date on which the drug was transferred from the donor to the pharmaceutical redistribution program or to the redistributor. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Tributyltin compounds: means any compound having three (3) normal butyl groups attached to a tin atom and with or without an anion such as chloride, fluoride, or oxide. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
• Underinsured: means any person who does not have adequate insurance coverage and access to basic health care, or any person who spends more than ten percent (10%) of their household income on out-of-pocket healthcare costs or more than five percent (5%) of their income on their healthcare deductible. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.6-2
• United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
• Upholstered furniture: means any article of household furniture wholly or partly stuffed or filled with soft material, and which is used or intended for use for sitting, reading, or reclining purposes. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
• Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water, whether self-propelled or otherwise, and includes barges and tugs. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-25.3-1
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
• Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.