{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-27-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-27-2","heading":"Contents of petition.","body":"The proceedings shall be instituted by filing with the court a petition:\n(1) Directed against the book, print, picture, films, motion picture film, magazine, pamphlet, ballard, printed paper, written material, photograph, figment, or other material;\n(2) Alleging its obscene nature; and\n(3) Listing the names and addresses if known, of the author, publisher, and all other persons interested in its sale, exhibition, or commercial distribution.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 27 Adjudication of Obscene Publications"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-27/12-27-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:29Z","sha256":"eb2ab5c452203f9acd3fb4333f48965942ab1e87e37529d2230478f2cf1df502","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-27-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-27-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}