Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 11-37.3 - Child Safe Zones

• Child Safe Zone: means the following entities:

  (i)  Any private, municipal, county, or state fair or carnival;

  (ii)  Any children's arcade, amusement center having coin-or token-operated devices for entertainment, movie theatre, or facilities providing programs or services intended primarily for minors;

  (iii)  A public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, child care facility, or public library:

  (iv)  Any place intended primarily for use by minors including, but not limited to, a playground, a children's play area, recreational or sport-related activity area, a swimming or wading pool, or a beach; and

  (v)  Any healthcare facility intended primarily for minors. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-37.3-1

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Employee: means an individual hired directly by the entity; a contractual employee of the entity; an individual hired by a third party who has contracted with the entity; an independent contractor of the entity; or a volunteer of the entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-37.3-1
• 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.
• Minor: means a person under the age of eighteen (18) years old. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-37.3-1
• Offender: means a person who is, or is required to be, registered as a sex offender in this state or any other jurisdiction and whose victim was a minor. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-37.3-1
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6