Rhode Island § 10-1-5 § 10-1-5. Evidence of reputation — Conviction of offenses against decency.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 10-1-5 — § 10-1-5. Evidence of reputation — Conviction of offenses against decency.

Rhode Island § 10-1-5

Title 10Courts and civil procedure–Procedure in particular actions

Ch. 10-1Abatement of Nuisances

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-1-5 (2026).

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§ 10-1-5. Evidence of reputation — Conviction of offenses against decency.
In any hearing in proceedings under this chapter, evidence of the general reputation
            of the place, or the conviction, whether by trial or plea, including a plea of nolo,
            of any person of the violation of statutes against prostitution, lewdness, or assignation
            committed in any such place shall be admissible for the purposes of proving the existence
            of the nuisance.
         

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§ 10-1-5. Evidence of reputation — Conviction of offenses against decency.

In any hearing in proceedings under this chapter, evidence of the general reputation of the place, or the conviction, whether by trial or plea, including a plea of nolo, of any person of the violation of statutes against prostitution, lewdness, or assignation committed in any such place shall be admissible for the purposes of proving the existence of the nuisance.