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2019 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 11 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 11-34.1 Commercial Sexual Activity
Section 11-34.1-8 Venue of pandering or permitting prostitution prosecutions.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 11-34.1-8 (2019)
§ 11-34.1-8. Venue of pandering or permitting prostitution prosecutions.
It shall not be a defense to any prosecution of any of the offenses described in this chapter that the offense or any part of the offense shall have been committed outside the state, and any offense described in this chapter may be alleged to have been committed. The offender may be prosecuted and punished in any county in which the offender or the person upon or against whom the offense was committed may be found, or in which the offense was consummated, or in which any overt acts in furtherance of the offenses shall have been committed.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2009, ch. 185, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 186, § 3.)
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