Rhode Island § 12-27-1 § 12-27-1. Authority of attorney general.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-27-1 — § 12-27-1. Authority of attorney general.

Rhode Island § 12-27-1

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-27Adjudication of Obscene Publications

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§ 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
  

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§ 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.