§ 12-27-1. Authority of attorney general.
Whenever the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person is engaged in the sale, exhibition, or commercial distribution of any obscene book, print, picture, film, motion picture film, magazine, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper, written material, photograph, figment, or other material, the attorney general may institute a proceeding in the superior court in the county in which the sale, exhibition, or commercial distribution of the book, print, picture, film, motion picture film, magazine, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper, written material, photograph, figment, or other material occurs for an adjudication of the obscenity of the book, print, picture, film, motion picture film, magazine, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper, written material, photograph, figment, or other material.
History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 257, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-31.1-1; P.L. 1981, ch. 300, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 12-27 - Adjudication of Obscene Publications
Section 12-27-1. - Authority of attorney general.
Section 12-27-2. - Contents of petition.
Section 12-27-3. - Court examination — Order of notice.
Section 12-27-4. - Restraining order.
Section 12-27-5. - Parties to hearing.
Section 12-27-6. - Unanswered cases.
Section 12-27-7. - Hearing in answered case.
Section 12-27-8. - Written decision of court.
Section 12-27-9. - Decree in answered case — Automatic vacation of restraining order.