Title 11 · RI
Title 11Criminal Offenses
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-16
Section: 11-31-16
Title 11Criminal Offenses
Chapter 31Obscene and Objectionable Publications and Shows
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-16
§ 11-31-16. Affirmative defense.
In any prosecution arising under § 11-31-1 or §11-31-10, it shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant was a bona fide school, or public library, or was a person acting in accordance with library collection policies pursuant to chapter 9 of title 29 and in the course of employment as an employee or official of such an organization.
History of Section.P.L. 2025, ch. 415, § 3, effective July 2, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 416, § 3, effective July 2, 2025.