Rhode Island General Laws 11-31-12. Penalty for making receipt of obscene publications a condition to delivery of other publications
(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 or consignee receive for resale any other book, periodical, publication, pamphlet, magazine, ballad, printed paper, print, picture, photograph, or other thing which is obscene or shall deny or threaten to deny any franchise or impose or threaten to impose any penalty financial or otherwise, by reason of the failure of any person to accept the book, periodical, publication, pamphlet, magazine, ballad, printed paper, print, picture, photograph, or other thing, or by reason of the return of it, shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed two (2) years or shall pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor less than one hundred dollars ($100).
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-31-12
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
(b) For the purpose of this section, “obscene” has the same meaning as defined in § 11-31-1.
History of Section.
P.L. 1959, ch. 86, § 2; P.L. 1966, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 218, § 3; P.L. 1979, ch. 406, § 1.