If the court or jury, as the case may be, finds the material or performance not to be obscene or obscene as to minors, the court shall enter judgment accordingly. If the court or jury, as the case may be, finds the material or performance to be obscene or obscene as to minors, the court shall enter judgment to such effect and may, in such judgment or in subsequent orders of enforcement thereof: (1) Enter an injunction against any defendant prohibiting him from promoting or possessing such material or performance, under such conditions and within such time as the court may order; (2) direct any resident defendant to dispose of all such material in his possession or under his control under such conditions and within such time as the court may order; or (3) if any defendant fails fully to comply with the judgment or order of the court, direct the state police or any organized local police department to seize and destroy all such material in the possession or under the control of such defendant wherever the same may be found within their jurisdiction.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 53a-205

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.