§ 21-2-102. INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT OF ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES.

(a)

Printed or recorded material. Printed or recorded material for rental or sale in an adult entertainment business shall be arranged so that employees can observe all such material.

(b)

Viewing booths. Viewing booths shall be separated by solid, non-transparent walls or partitions. Booths may not be equipped with curtains or doors that allow a booth's interior to be completely screened from the view of employees.

(c)

Visibility from outside. Merchandise or material depicting, describing, or relating to sexual activity may not be visible from outside an adult entertainment business.

(1988 Code, § 24-473) (Bill No. 29-98, § 3, 3-20-1998; Bill No. 73-03, § 37, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 50-10, § 2, 7-19-2010)

  Annotation— The interior arrangement requirements for adult entertainment businesses were found constitutional in an unreported decision by the Federal District Court of Maryland in Allno Enterprises, Inc. v. Baltimore County, CA-99-1249-S (2000).

Editor's note:
  Section 3 of Bill No. 50-10 provides that this Act does not apply to an adult entertainment business lawfully established prior to the effective date of this Act. An adult entertainment business may continue to operate until one year from the effective date of this Act. On or after that date, all adult entertainment businesses shall conform to the requirements of this Act.