§ 31-1-1 Short title
§ 31-1-2 Applicability of definitions
§ 31-1-3 Types of vehicles
§ 31-1-3.1 Autocycles
§ 31-1-4 Trucks and tractors
§ 31-1-5 Trailers
§ 31-1-6 Specially constructed and reconstructed vehicles
§ 31-1-7 Foreign vehicle
§ 31-1-8 Farm vehicle
§ 31-1-9 Mobile equipment
§ 31-1-10 Types of tires
§ 31-1-11 Railroads and trains
§ 31-1-12 Explosives and flammable liquids
§ 31-1-13 Gross weight
§ 31-1-14 Renewal
§ 31-1-15 Suspension, revocation, and cancellation
§ 31-1-16 Administrator and division
§ 31-1-17 Types of persons
§ 31-1-18 Resident and nonresident
§ 31-1-19 Types of business
§ 31-1-20 Established place of business
§ 31-1-21 Enforcement officers
§ 31-1-22 Local authorities
§ 31-1-23 Types of roads
§ 31-1-24 Intersection
§ 31-1-25 Crosswalk
§ 31-1-26 Safety zone
§ 31-1-27 Business and residence districts
§ 31-1-28 Types of traffic control devices
§ 31-1-29 Traffic
§ 31-1-30 Right-of-way
§ 31-1-31 Types of stops
§ 31-1-32 Severability

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • Motor vehicle: means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power for use on the public streets, roads, and highways;

    (2)  "Odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation;

    (3)  "Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or business trust including, but not limited to, private individuals and motor vehicle dealers, both wholesale and retail, whether the private individual or dealer is a dealer in the ordinary course of business or not;

    (4)  "Repair and replacement" means to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the instrument or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative;

    (5)  "Transfer" means to acquire ownership by purchase, gift, bequest, or any other means. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-23.2-2

  • 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.
  • real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
  • 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
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8