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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-1. Circulation of obscene publications and shows
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(a) Every person who willfully or knowingly promotes for the purpose of commercial gain within the community any show, motion picture, performance, photograph, book, magazine, or other material which is obscene shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one hu…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-10. Sale or exhibition to minors of indecent publications, pictures, or articles
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(a) Every person who shall willfully or knowingly engage in the business of selling, lending, giving away, showing, advertising for sale, or distributing to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, has in their possession with intent to engage in that business or to other…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-11. Severability
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If any section or provision or the application of the section or provision of this chapter to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the sections and the applicability of the sections or provisions to other persons or circumstances sha…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-12. Penalty for making receipt of obscene publications a condition to delivery of other publications
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(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or association who shall as a condition to a sale, allocation, consignment, or delivery for resale of any book, periodical, publication, pamphlet, magazine, ballad, printed paper, print, photograph, or any other thing require that the purchaser …