{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-27-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-27-7","heading":"Hearing in answered case.","body":"If an appearance is entered and an answer filed, the court shall order the proceedings set on the calendar for a prompt hearing, which in the event a temporary restraining order has been issued, shall occur within the time limit specifically set forth in § 12-27-4. The court shall conduct the hearing in accordance with the rules of civil procedure applicable to the trial of cases by the court without a jury. At the hearing, the court shall receive evidence, pertaining to the obscenity involved, as the term “obscene” is defined in § 11-31-1.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 27 Adjudication of Obscene Publications"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-27/12-27-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:29Z","sha256":"7263014cc4475fbe5a0e414c58a8322b21d88e49607f764335c93f918f1f6a7c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-27-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-27-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}