Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 5-73 - Roofing Contractors

• Board: means the contractors' registration and licensing board as defined in § 5-65-1. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-73-1
• 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.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Nonresidential structure: means and includes any and all commercial or industrial structures or buildings, and shall not include any residential structures consisting of four (4) dwelling units or less. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-73-1
• 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
• Roofing: means and includes any and all construction, renovation, or other work performed on or about the roof, as the term is commonly used, of any nonresidential structure or similar building and shall specifically include sealing, water proofing, weatherproofing, related sheet-metal work, and similar work. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-73-1
• Roofing contractor: means any person or entity engaged in the state of Rhode Island in the business of commercial or industrial roofing, or any combination of these. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-73-1
• 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