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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 10 - Courts and civil procedure–Procedure in particular actions
Chapter 10-1 - Abatement of Nuisances
Section 10-1-5 - Evidence of reputation - Conviction of offenses against decency.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 10-1-5 (2017)
§ 10-1-5. Evidence of reputation - Conviction of offenses against decency.
In any hearing in proceedings under this chapter, evidence of the general reputation of the place, or the conviction, whether by trial or plea, including a plea of nolo, of any person of the violation of statutes against prostitution, lewdness, or assignation committed in any such place shall be admissible for the purposes of proving the existence of the nuisance.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1925, ch. 672, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 598, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 10-1-5.)
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