Section 230-RICR-30-40-1.4 - DefinitionsA. "Badge" means a metal emblem that indicates licensure by the Rhode Island Certified Constables' Board.B. "Board" means the Certified Constables' Board.C. "Certified constable(s)" or "Licensee" means a certified constable applicant whose license has been approved by the Board pursuant to the Act and these Regulations.D. "Criminal history record" or "CHR" means the criminal history record provided by Certified Constable applicant pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-10.1(b)(1)(ii).E. "Conflict of Interest" means a situation in which a Certified Constable is in a position to derive personal benefit from actions or decisions made in their official capacity.F. "Continuing education" means a course of post-licensure training to update and/or increase knowledge of and competence in Certified Constables' work, which has been approved and recommended by the Board after consideration of its content and other relevant details that are submitted on a form provided by the Department.G. "Department" or "Division" means the Department of Business Regulation and/or the Division of Commercial Licensing and Regulation.H. "Good standing" means there are no pending disciplinary complaints with the Department against the Certified Constable and the Department has not taken any disciplinary action on the Certified Constable's Certification within the five (5) years preceding the filing of the Certified Constable's application to be a Training Constable.I. "License" or "Identification card" means the Department-issued photo identification card given to an approved Certified Constable applicant.J. "Private investigator" means a freelance detective who carries out investigations on behalf of private clients and is licensed pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-1et seq., the Private Detective Act, and the applicable local licensing authority.K. "Training constable" means a Certified Constable that has been approved by the Board to train Certified Constable applicants and who has been a Certified Constable in good standing for a minimum of ten (10) years.L. "Trainee identification" means a credential supplied by the Department to a Certified Constable applicant who has been approved for training by a Training Constable pursuant to § 1.5(E) of this Part.M. "Writ" means a form of written command in the name of a court of the State of Rhode Island to act, or abstain from acting, in some way and which meets the requirements of the Act.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-40-1.4
Adopted effective 2/24/2022
Amended effective 3/28/2022