§ 11-31-2 - Forfeiture of obscene publications. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 11-31-2

   § 11-31-2  Forfeiture of obscenepublications. – Any obscene book, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper, or other thing mentioned in§ 11-31-1 found by any officer in executing a search warrant or whichshall be produced and brought into court shall be forfeited to the state.Further proceedings shall be had on them for their forfeiture as is prescribedby law in chapter 21 of title 12, and upon entry of final judgment offorfeiture the item shall be destroyed by order of the court. However, if anybook, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper or other thing mentioned in §11-31-1 is seized by any officer in executing a search warrant, it shall not beforfeited to the state unless the person, firm, corporation, or associationclaiming a proprietary interest in and to it or in whose possession it is foundhas been accorded the opportunity for a hearing on the question of whether itis obscene as provided by § 12-5-8.