A newspaper or periodical as described in this chapter must be issued at regular intervals and have a paid circulation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-19.1-1
“Newspaper” defined
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case In the Matter of Roche (1980)
Most recently applied in United States v. Sterling (July 2013)
P.L. 1971, ch. 86, § 1.
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