For purposes of this chapter:

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 19-9-1

  • 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

“Lending institution” includes any regulated institution and any person who or that makes loans of money or negotiates the lending of money for another in any state or jurisdiction.

History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 82, § 47; P.L. 1997, ch. 98, § 8.