§ 11-30-1 Definitions
§ 11-30-2 Unlicensed manufacture or distribution of intoxicating liquor
§ 11-30-3 Penalty for common nuisance
§ 11-30-4 Penalty for nuisance involving intoxicating liquors
§ 11-30-5 Evidence as to intoxicating liquors
§ 11-30-6 Annulment of lease by maintenance of nuisance
§ 11-30-7 Landlord’s liability for nuisance
§ 11-30-8 Entry by police officers of premises – Commanding departure of persons found
§ 11-30-9 Officers commanding aid in execution
§ 11-30-10 Unlawful sale of beverages by club or association
§ 11-30-11 Injunction
§ 11-30-12 Slaughterhouses, rendering plants, garbage plants, and brick kilns
§ 11-30-13 Burning of decaying and waste substances

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 11-30 - Nuisances

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • magistrate: may be construed to mean a justice, or a clerk acting as a justice, of a district court. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.