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5-68-416. Nonresidents subject to jurisdiction.
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5-68-416. Nonresidents subject to jurisdiction.
In order to protect the morals and general welfare of the citizens and residents of this state against obscene printed or written matter or material originating outside this state, it is the purpose of this section to subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state those persons that are responsible for the importation of obscene printed or written matter or material into this state and, by that act, submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any action authorized by § 5-68-406.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-68-416
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.05.odt
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5-68-416. Nonresidents subject to jurisdiction.
In order to protect the morals and general welfare of the citizens and residents of this state against obscene printed or written matter or material originating outside this state, it is the purpose of this section to subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state those persons that are responsible for the importation of obscene printed or written matter or material into this state and, by that act, submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any action authorized by § 5-68-406.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
5-68-406. Action to determine obscenity.
The prosecuting attorney for the county where obscene mailable matter is sent or caused to be sent, brought, or caused to be brought or where it is prepared, sold, exhibited or commercially distributed, or given away or offered to be given away or possessed shall institute an action in the circuit court for that county for an adjudication of the obscenity of the mailable matter if the prosecuting attorney has reasonable cause to believe that any person with knowledge of its contents is:
(1) Engaged in sending obscene mailable matter, causing it to be sent, bringing or causing it to be brought, into this state for sale or commercial distribution; or
(2) In this state preparing, selling, exhibiting or commercially distributing obscene mailable matter, giving it away, offering to give it away, or has it in the person's possession with intent to sell, commercially distribute, exhibit, give it away, or offer to give it away.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-68-406
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 5-68-406. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.