§ 7-5-8 OBSCENITY DEFINED; PROHIBITED.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to exhibit, sell, print, offer to sell, give away, circulate, publish, distribute or attempt to distribute any obscene book, magazine, pamphlet, paper, writing, card, advertisement, circular, print, picture, photograph, motion picture film, play, image, instrument, statue, drawing or other article which is obscene.
   (B)   OBSCENE, for the purpose of this section, is defined as to whether a reasonable person applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interests, and is without redeeming social value.
(1974 Code, § 5-4-5.8)