§ 6A-9-701 Effective date
§ 6A-9-702 Savings clause
§ 6A-9-703 Security interest perfected before effective date
§ 6A-9-704 Security interest unperfected before effective date
§ 6A-9-705 Effectiveness of action taken before effective date
§ 6A-9-706 When initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement
§ 6A-9-707 Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement
§ 6A-9-708 Persons entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement
§ 6A-9-709 Priority
§ 6A-9-710 Official comments
§ 6A-9-801 Effective date
§ 6A-9-802 Savings clause
§ 6A-9-803 Security interest perfected before effective date
§ 6A-9-804 Security interest unperfected before effective date
§ 6A-9-805 Effectiveness of action taken before effective date
§ 6A-9-806 When initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement
§ 6A-9-807 Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement
§ 6A-9-808 Person entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement
§ 6A-9-809 Priority

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 6A-9 > Part 7 - Transition

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beverage: means any liquid that either by itself or by mixture with any other liquid or liquids, is, or may become, fit for human consumption as a drink and that contains five-tenths of one per cent (. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-1-1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Department: means the department of business regulation. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-1-1
  • Division of taxation: means the division of taxation of the department of administration. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-1-1
  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Farmer-winery: means any plant or premise where wine is produced, rectified, blended, or fortified from fruits, flowers, herbs, or vegetables. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-1-1
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Import: means at one time, or in one transaction, to take, or cause to be taken, into this state from outside the state any malt beverage in excess of eight (8) gallons or any vinous beverage or any beverage consisting in whole, or in part, of alcohol produced by distillation in excess of three (3) gallons. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-1-1
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • 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
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • 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.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
  • Winegrower: means any person licensed to operate a farmer's winery under § 3-6-1. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-1-1
  • Wines: means all fermented alcoholic beverages made from fruits, flowers, herbs, or vegetables and containing not more than twenty-four percent (24%) of alcohol by volume at sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees F), except cider obtained by the alcohol fermentation of the juice of apples and containing not less than five tenths of one percent (. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-1-1