# R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-1: Definitions

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-1

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-1
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-30 / Section 11-30-1

## Text

For the purpose of this chapter and chapter 1 of title 10, the terms €œnuisance or common nuisance€, €œperson€, or €œplace€ are defined as follows:

(1) €œNuisance€ or €œcommon nuisance€ means and includes any place as defined in this section in or upon which lewdness, assignation, or prostitution is conducted, permitted, continued, or exists, and the personal property used in conducting or maintaining any place for that purpose, and all buildings, places, or tenements used as houses of ill fame, for illegal gaming, or where intemperate, idle, dissolute, noisy, or disorderly persons are in the habit of resorting;

(2) €œPerson€ includes any individual, corporation, association, partnership, trustee, lessee, agent, or assignee; and

(3) €œPlace€ includes any building, structure, or tenement, or any separate part or portion of a building or structure, or the ground itself.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-1 § 11-30-1. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-2 § 11-30-2. Unlicensed manufacture or distribution of intoxicating liquor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-3 § 11-30-3. Penalty for common nuisance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-4 § 11-30-4. Penalty for nuisance involving intoxicating liquors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-5 § 11-30-5. Evidence as to intoxicating liquors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-6 § 11-30-6. Annulment of lease by maintenance of nuisance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-7 § 11-30-7. Landlord€™s liability for nuisance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-8 § 11-30-8. Entry by police officers of premises €” Commanding departure of persons found.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-9 § 11-30-9. Officers commanding aid in execution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-9.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-10 § 11-30-10. Unlawful sale of beverages by club or association.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-10.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-11 § 11-30-11. Injunction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-11.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-12 § 11-30-12. Slaughterhouses, rendering plants, garbage plants, and brick kilns.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-12.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-13 § 11-30-13. Burning of decaying and waste substances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-13.md)

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