Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-60 - Battery Deposit and Control

• Consumer: means an individual who purchases a vehicle battery for use, consumption, or any use other than resale;

  (2)  "Dealer" means every person in this state who engages in the sale of vehicle batteries;

  (3)  "Director" means the director of the department of environmental management;

  (4)  "Distributor" means every person who engages in the sale of vehicle batteries to a dealer in this state including any manufacturer who engages in such sales;

  (5)  "Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures vehicle batteries;

  (6)  "Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or organization of any kind whatsoever;

  (7)  "Vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled and designed for carrying persons or property or which is used for the transportation of persons, including, but not limited to, buses, automobiles, truck, boats, motorcycles, farm, lawn and garden equipment, and snowmobiles;

  (8)  "Vehicle battery" means batteries used in any vehicle, or of a capacity of six (6) volts or more, and of one hundred fifty (150) pounds or less in weight, and like batteries in stationary uses. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-60-2

• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.