(a)  “Enforcing officer” means the enforcing officer shall be the chief of the fire department or his or her designee of the several cities, towns, and fire districts wherein any violations of the provisions of this chapter may take place.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-28.22-2

  • 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.

(b)  “Self service stations” means that portion of property where flammable and combustible liquids used as motor fuels are stored, and subsequently dispensed from fixed equipment into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles by persons other than service station attendants, and the operation of the stations shall be subject to the following provisions contained in this chapter.

(c)  “The authority having jurisdiction” means the authority having jurisdiction for the purposes of this chapter shall mean the enforcing officer as defined in subsection (a).

History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 18; P.L. 1986, ch. 64, § 1.