{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-31-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-16","heading":"Affirmative defense.","body":"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.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 31 Obscene and Objectionable Publications and Shows"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-31/11-31-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:15Z","sha256":"73724bfd7f1c6b88dbf2cfdf3b807c337c2b1e8598ed9b203b190a3e29fe45f6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-31-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-31.1-1-11-31.1-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}