Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 31-34.1 - Rental Vehicle Surcharge

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Gross receipts: means the total amount of money for the value of other consideration received by a renter of motor vehicles from motor vehicles rented in the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-34.1-1
• Motor vehicle: means a private passenger motor vehicle designed to transport fifteen (15) or fewer passengers that is rented without a driver and is part of a fleet of five (5) or more passenger vehicles used for that purpose, owned or leased by the same person or entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-34.1-1
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• Rental company: means any business entity engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles in the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-34.1-1
• Rented in this state: means any vehicle if it is picked up by or delivered to the renter in this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-34.1-1
• 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