§ 13-9-1 Short title
§ 13-9-2 Interstate compact
§ 13-9-3 Severability
§ 13-9-4 “State” defined
§ 13-9-5 Additional jurisdictions as parties to compact
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 13-9 - Out of State Parolee Supervision

  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • 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.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • State: as used in this chapter , means any one of the several states and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. See Rhode Island General Laws 13-9-4
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8