§ 42-64.19-1 Statement of intent
§ 42-64.19-2 Purposes
§ 42-64.19-3 Executive office of commerce
§ 42-64.19-4 Secretary of commerce – Appointment
§ 42-64.19-5 Responsibilities of the secretary
§ 42-64.19-6 Duties of the secretary
§ 42-64.19-7 Departments/divisions assigned to the executive office – Powers and duties
§ 42-64.19-8 Appointment of employees
§ 42-64.19-9 Appropriations and disbursements
§ 42-64.19-10 Rules and regulations
§ 42-64.19-11 Severability
§ 42-64.19-12 Cooperation of other state executive branch agencies

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 42-64.19 - Executive Office of Commerce

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.