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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - REGULATION OF

OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT

     

     Introduced By: Representative Agostinho F.Silva

     Date Introduced: February 12, 2014

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 39-3 of the General Laws entitled "Regulatory Powers of

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Administration" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     39-3-45. Regulation of objectionable content. -- The commission may promulgate

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reasonable regulations concerning the display of objectionable content. The regulations may

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include adequate warning for material deemed not suitable for viewing by children as well as

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restrictions on material deemed by the commission to be indecent.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - REGULATION OF

OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT

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     This act would empower the public utilities commission to promulgate regulations

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concerning the display of objectionable content.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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