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2021 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 12 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 12-27 - Adjudication of Obscene Publications
Section 12-27-2 - Contents of petition.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 12-27-2 (2021)
§ 12-27-2. Contents of petition.
The proceedings shall be instituted by filing with the court a petition:
(1) Directed against the book, print, picture, films, motion picture film, magazine, pamphlet, ballard, printed paper, written material, photograph, figment, or other material;
(2) Alleging its obscene nature; and
(3) Listing the names and addresses if known, of the author, publisher, and all other persons interested in its sale, exhibition, or commercial distribution.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 257, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-31.1-2; P.L. 1981, ch. 300, § 1.
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