§ 8-8.3-1. Definitions.
When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following
meanings:
(1) "Court� means the superior court in the county in which the respondent resides.
(2) "Extreme risk protection order� means either a temporary order or a one-year order
granted under this chapter.
(3) "Family or household member� means present and former family members (as defined in
§ 15-15-1), parents (as defined in § 15-15-1), stepparents, legal guardians, persons who are or have been in a substantive dating
or engagement relationship within the past one year (as defined in § 15-15-1), and cohabitants (as defined in § 8-8.1-1).
(4) "Firearm� means and includes any machine gun, pistol, rifle, air rifle, air pistol,
"blank gun,� "BB gun,� or other instrument from which steel or metal projectiles are
propelled, or that may readily be converted to expel a projectile, except crossbows,
recurve, compound, or longbows, and except instruments propelling projectiles that
are designed or normally used for a primary purpose other than as a weapon. The frame
or receiver of the weapon shall be construed as a firearm pursuant to the provisions
of this section.
(5) "Law enforcement agency� means the police department of any city or town, and the
division of the Rhode Island state police established pursuant to chapter 28 of title 42.
(6) "Law enforcement officer� means a sworn member of a law enforcement agency as defined
herein.
(7) "One-year extreme risk protection order� means an extreme risk protection order granted
pursuant to the provisions of § 8-8.3-5 or renewed pursuant to the provisions of § 8-8.3-7.
(8) "Petitioner� means a law enforcement agency that petitions for an order pursuant to
this chapter.
(9) "Respondent� means the person who is identified as the respondent in a petition filed
pursuant to this chapter.
(10) "Social media� means any cell phone- or internet-based tools and applications that
are used to share and distribute information.
(11) "Temporary extreme risk protection order� means an extreme risk protection order issued
pursuant to the provisions of § 8-8.3-4.