Title 12Criminal Procedure

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Chapter 27Adjudication of Obscene Publications

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-27-2

§ 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.