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RI Gen L § 11-31-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-31 - Obscene and Objectionable Publications and Shows|Section 11-31-10 - Sale or exhibition to minors of indecent publications, pictures, or articles.

§ 11-31-10. Sale or exhibition to minors of indecent publications, pictures, or articles.(a) Every person who shall willfully or knowingly engage in the business of selling, lending, giving away, showing, advertising for sale, or distributing to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, has in his or her possession with intent to engage in that business or to otherwise offer for sale or commercial distribution to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, or who shall display at newsstands or any other business establishment frequented by persons under the age of eighteen (18) years or where persons under the age of eighteen (18) years are or may be invited as a part of the general public, any motion picture, any still picture, photograph, or any book, pocket book, pamphlet, or magazine of which the cover or content consists of explicit representations of "sexual conduct", "sexual excitement", "nudity" and which is indecent for minors or which is predominantly made up of descriptions of "sexual conduct", "sexual excitement", "nudity" and which is indecent, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, or both.(b) As used in this section, the following words have the following meaning:(1) "Indecent for minors" means:(i) Appealing to the prurient interest in sex of minors;(ii) Patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community with respect to what is suitable material for minors; and(iii) Lacking serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors;(2) "Knowingly" means having knowledge of the character and content of the publication or failure on notice to exercise reasonable inspection which would disclose its content and character;(3) "Nudity" means less than completely and opaquely covered; human genitals, pubic regions, buttock, and female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola;(4) "Sexual conduct" means act of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, sodomy, fondling, or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock, or female breasts; and(5) "Sexual excitement" means human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 48; P.L. 1956, ch. 3686, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-31-10; P. L. 1960, ch. 134, § 3; P.L. 1966, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 1971, ch. 30, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 406, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 221, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-31-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-31 - Obscene and Objectionable Publications and Shows|Section 11-31-11 - Severability.

§ 11-31-11. Severability.If any section or provision or the application of the section or provision of this chapter to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the sections and the applicability of the sections or provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 276, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 406, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-31-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-31 - Obscene and Objectionable Publications and Shows|Section 11-31-12 - Penalty for making receipt of obscene publications a condition to delivery of other publications.

§ 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).(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.
RI Gen L § 11-31-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-31 - Obscene and Objectionable Publications and Shows|Section 11-31-13 - Injunctive proceedings by attorney general.

§ 11-31-13. Injunctive proceedings by attorney general.The attorney general, upon complaint being made to him or her under oath that any person is violating any of the provisions of §§ 11-31-1 and 11-31-12, may institute in his or her name as attorney general of the state of Rhode Island an action to enjoin the violation in a court of competent jurisdiction. The Rhode Island Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to all such actions whenever possible. Any person against whom an action has been brought shall be entitled to a trial of the issues within one day after the joinder of issue and to a decision by the court within forty-eight (48) hours of the conclusion of the trial. No restraining orders or preliminary injunctions shall be issued under this section, and the hearing shall be upon the merits of the case. After the hearing, the court may restrain and/or enjoin any person, firm, corporation, or association from violating any of the provisions of §§ 11-31-1 and 11-31-12 with regard to whether criminal proceedings have already been or may be instituted.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.
RI Gen L § 11-31-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-31 - Obscene and Objectionable Publications and Shows|Section 11-31-14 - Repealed.

§ 11-31-14. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-31-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-31 - Obscene and Objectionable Publications and Shows|Section 11-31-15 - Repealed.

§ 11-31-15. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-31.1-1 - 11-31.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-31.1 - Adjudication of Obscene Publications|Section 11-31.1-1 - 11-31.1-12 - [Transferred.]

§ 11-31.1-1 — 11-31.1-12. [Transferred.]
RI Gen L § 11-32-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-32 - Obstructing Justice|Section 11-32-1 - Obstructing officer in execution of duty.

§ 11-32-1. Obstructing officer in execution of duty.Every person who shall obstruct any officer, civil, military, or otherwise, including any state, city, or town police, deputy sheriff, or fire fighter, while in the execution of his or her office or duty, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 11-32-1; G.L. 1971, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 37.
RI Gen L § 11-32-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-32 - Obstructing Justice|Section 11-32-2 - False report of crime.

§ 11-32-2. False report of crime.Every person who shall knowingly make or cause to be made a false statement of a crime, either oral or written, with intent that it be relied upon by a police officer of any city or town or by any member of the state police, shall be deemed guilty of obstructing an officer and shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year and/or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall in addition to this imprisonment and/or fine be ordered to make restitution to the person falsely accused of a crime for any damage which the person sustained as a result of the false complaint.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 176, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-32-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-32 - Obstructing Justice|Section 11-32-3 - Obstruction of the judicial system.

§ 11-32-3. Obstruction of the judicial system.Whoever corruptly, maliciously, recklessly, by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, endeavors to influence, intimidate, or impede any grand or petit juror or officer in or of any court of this state or officer who may be serving at any examination or other proceeding before any justice, magistrate, or other officer of the court, in the discharge of his or her duty; or injures any party on his or her person or property on account of his or her attending or having attended such court or examination before such justice, magistrate, or other officer, or on account of his or her testifying or having testified to any matter pending in it; or injures any grand or petit juror in his or her person or property on account of any verdict or indictment assented to by him or her, or on account of being or having been a juror, or injures any justice, magistrate, or other officer in his or her person or property on account of the performance of his or her official duties; or corruptly, maliciously, recklessly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, influences, obstructs, or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede, the due administration of justice; shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 193, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 91, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 442, § 5.
RI Gen L § 11-32-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-32 - Obstructing Justice|Section 11-32-4 - Definitions.

§ 11-32-4. Definitions.For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms mean:(1) "Malice" means an intent to vex, annoy, harm, or injure in any way another person, or to thwart or interfere in any manner with the orderly administration of justice.(2) "Victim" means any natural person against whom any crime as defined under the laws of this state or any other state or of the United States is being or has been perpetrated or attempted to be perpetrated.(3) "Witness" means any natural person:(i) Having knowledge of the existence or nonexistence of facts relating to any crime;(ii) Whose declaration under oath is received or has been received as evidence for any purpose;(iii) Who has reported any crime to any peace officer, prosecutor, probation or parole officer, correctional officer or judicial officer;(iv) Who has been served with a subpoena issued under the authority of any court in the state, or of any other state or of the United States; or(v) Who would be believed by any reasonable person to be an individual described in paragraphs (i) — (iv) of this subdivision.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 91, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-32-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-32 - Obstructing Justice|Section 11-32-5 - Intimidation of witnesses and victims of crimes.

§ 11-32-5. Intimidation of witnesses and victims of crimes.(a) Any person who, by expressly or impliedly threatening to commit any unlawful act, maliciously and knowingly communicates with another person with the specific intent to intimidate a victim of a crime or a witness in any criminal proceeding with respect to that person's participation in any criminal proceeding shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.(b) Any person who, with the specific intent to intimidate a victim of a crime or a witness in any criminal proceeding with respect to that person's participation in any criminal proceeding, causes a physical injury to or damages the property of any person or expressly or impliedly threatens to cause physical injury to or damage to the property of any person, or, with specific intent to intimidate, acts for pecuniary gain shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both.(c) As used in this section, "criminal proceeding" means the filing of a criminal complaint, any grand jury proceedings, any trial or hearing conducted in any court relating to a criminal matter, any proceeding before the parole board or any official inquiry into an alleged criminal violation.(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an attorney from interviewing any witness or victim or from otherwise investigating a matter on behalf of a client in an otherwise lawful manner.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 91, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 372, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-32-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-32 - Obstructing Justice|Section 11-32-6 - Jurisdiction of district, superior and family courts.

§ 11-32-6. Jurisdiction of district, superior and family courts.(a) Any court with jurisdiction over any criminal matter, including the family court when it has jurisdiction of a juvenile by virtue of a wayward or delinquent petition alleging the violation of any criminal statute of the state of Rhode Island, may, in its discretion, upon good cause (which may include, but is not limited to, credible hearsay or the declaration of the prosecutor or defense attorney) that intimidation or dissuasion of any person who is a victim or who is a witness, has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur, issue orders including, but not limited to, the following:(1) An order that a defendant not violate any provision of this chapter.(2) An order that a person before the court other than a defendant, including, but not limited to, a subpoenaed witness or other person entering the courtroom of the court, not violate any provisions of this chapter.(3) An order that any person described in this subsection maintain a prescribed geographic distance from any specified witness or victim.(4) An order that any person described in this subsection have no communication whatsoever with any specified witness or any victim, except through an attorney under any reasonable restrictions that the court may impose.(5) An order calling for a hearing to determine if an order as described in subdivisions (1) through (4) of this subsection should be issued.(6) An order that a particular law enforcement agency within the jurisdiction of the court provide protection for a victim and/or witness.(b) Every person violating any order made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be punished in any or all manner as follows:(1) For any substantive offense described in § 11-32-5.(2) As a contempt of the court making the order. No finding of contempt shall be a bar to prosecution for a substantive offense under § 11-32-5, but any conviction or acquittal for any substantive offense under § 11-32-5 shall be a bar to subsequent punishment for contempt arising out of the same act.(3) By revocation of any form of pretrial release and/or the forfeiture of bail and the issuance of a bench warrant for the defendant's arrest or remanding him or her into custody. Revocation may, after a hearing and upon showing by clear and convincing evidence, in the sound discretion of the court, be made whether the violation order complained of has been personally committed by the defendant or was in any way caused or encouraged to have been committed by the defendant.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 91, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 134, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-32-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-32 - Obstructing Justice|Section 11-32-7 - Pretrial release.

§ 11-32-7. Pretrial release.(a) Any pretrial release of any defendant, whether on bail or under any other form of recognizance, shall be deemed as a matter of law to include a condition that the defendant neither do nor cause to be done nor knowingly permit to be done on his or her behalf any act proscribed in this chapter.(b) Every person who willfully violates this condition of pretrial release is subject to revocation of release and for the forfeiture of bail and the issuance of a bench warrant for the defendant's arrest or remanding him or her into custody whether or not the defendant was the subject of an order under § 11-32-6.(c) From and after May 8, 1980, any receipt for any bail or bond given by any court by any surety or bondsman and/or any written promise to appear on one's own recognizance shall contain, in a conspicuous location, notice of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 91, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-33-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-33 - Perjury and False Swearing|Section 11-33-1 - Perjury.

§ 11-33-1. Perjury.(a) Every person under oath or affirmation who knowingly makes any false material declaration or makes or uses any other information, including any book, paper, document, record, recording, or other material, knowing it contains any false material declaration, shall be deemed guilty of perjury.(b) An indictment or information for violation of this section alleging that on oath or affirmation the defendant has knowingly made two (2) or more declarations which are inconsistent to the degree that one of them is necessarily false need not specify which declaration is false if:(1) Each declaration was material to the point in question; and(2) Each declaration was made within the period of the statute of limitations established in § 12-12-17.(c) In any prosecution under this section, the falsity of a declaration set forth in the indictment or information shall be established sufficient for conviction by proof that the defendant on oath or affirmation made irreconcilably contradictory declarations material to the point in question. It shall be a defense to an indictment or information made pursuant to this subsection that the defendant, at the time he or she made each declaration, believed the declaration was true.(d) Where in the same continuous court or grand jury proceeding in which a declaration is made, the person making the declaration admits the declaration to be false, that admission shall bar prosecution under this section if, at the time the admission is made, the declaration has not substantially affected the proceeding, or it has not become manifest that the falsity has been or will be exposed.(e) Proof beyond a reasonable doubt under this section is sufficient for conviction. It shall not be necessary that proof be made by any particular number of witnesses or by documentary or other type of evidence.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-33-1; P.L. 1981, ch. 244, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-33-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-33 - Perjury and False Swearing|Section 11-33-2 - Penalty for perjury.

§ 11-33-2. Penalty for perjury.Every person who shall be guilty of perjury or of subornation of perjury by procuring another to commit perjury, shall be imprisoned not exceeding twenty (20) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-33-2.
RI Gen L § 11-33-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-33 - Perjury and False Swearing|Section 11-33-3 - Attempt to procure perjury.

§ 11-33-3. Attempt to procure perjury.Every person who shall endeavor to incite or procure another to commit perjury, though the person incited does not commit perjury, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-33-3.
RI Gen L § 11-33-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-33 - Perjury and False Swearing|Section 11-33-4 - False swearing pertaining to sale or conveyance of property.

§ 11-33-4. False swearing pertaining to sale or conveyance of property.Every person over the age of eighteen (18) years who shall willfully swear or affirm falsely before any notary public, justice of the peace, or other officer authorized to administer oaths, concerning any material fact relating to any contract, lease, or other document pertaining to the sale or conveyance of real or personal property shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 24; P.L. 1925, ch. 656, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 11-33-4.
RI Gen L § 11-33-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-33 - Perjury and False Swearing|Section 11-33-5 - Manner of proof.

§ 11-33-5. Manner of proof.In the trial of any complaint or indictment or information charging any offense under this chapter, the guilt of the accused may be established by circumstantial evidence without regard to the number of witnesses who may testify against the defendant.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 6.
RI Gen L § 11-33-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-33 - Perjury and False Swearing|Section 11-33-6 - Perjury before general assembly committees.

§ 11-33-6. Perjury before general assembly committees.(a) Every person who shall testify before any committee, sub-committee, or commission of the general assembly may be required to do so under oath or affirmation by the committee, sub-committee, or commission. If required to testify a stenographic record shall be kept of that testimony after approval by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.(b) Any person who shall willfully swear or affirm falsely in regard to any testimony before any committee, sub-committee, or commission of the general assembly shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not exceeding one year.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 382, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 7.
RI Gen L § 11-33-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-33 - Perjury and False Swearing|Section 11-33-7 - Perjury or false swearing - Child support.

§ 11-33-7. Perjury or false swearing — Child support.Every person who shall violate any provision of this chapter in any case or controversy involving the abandonment or nonsupport of a child pending before the family court or any other tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed twenty (20) years.[See § 12-1-15 of the General Laws.]History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 29, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 374, § 3.
RI Gen L § 11-34-1 - 11-34-8.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-34 - Prostitution and Lewdness|Section 11-34-1 - 11-34-8.2 - Repealed.

§ 11-34-1 — 11-34-8.2. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-34-9, 11-34-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-34 - Prostitution and Lewdness|Section 11-34-9, 11-34-10 - Repealed.

§ 11-34-9, 11-34-10. Repealed.