------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ REFERENCE TITLE: adult oriented businesses ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ State of Arizona ¦ ¦ House of Representatives ¦ ¦ Forty-fourth Legislature ¦ ¦ Second Regular Session ¦ ¦ 2000 ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ HB 2297 ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ Introduced by ¦ ¦ Representatives Jarrett, Groscost, Senator Bowers: Representatives Gordon, Gray, Marsh, ¦ ¦ Preble, Verkamp, Senator Bennett ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AN ACT
AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 14, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTIONS 13-1424 AND 13-1425; RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 13-1424 and 13-1425, to read:
13-1424. Public nudity or seminudity in adult oriented businesses; classification; definitions
A. A PERSON SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY APPEAR IN A STATE OF NUDITY OR DEPICT SPECIFIC SEXUAL ACTIVITIES IN AN ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS.
B. A PERSON SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY APPEAR SEMINUDE IN AN ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS UNLESS THE PERSON IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE BUSINESS WHO WHILE SEMINUDE IS AT LEAST TEN FEET FROM ANY PATRON OR CUSTOMER AND WHO IS ON A STAGE THAT IS AT LEAST TWO FEET FROM THE FLOOR.
C. WHILE IN AN ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS:
1. A SEMINUDE EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY SOLICIT OR ACCEPT ANY PAY OR GRATUITY FROM ANY PATRON OR CUSTOMER.
2. A PATRON OR CUSTOMER SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY OFFER, PAY OR GIVE ANY GRATUITY TO ANY SEMINUDE EMPLOYEE.
D. A SEMINUDE EMPLOYEE OF AN ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY TOUCH A PATRON OR CUSTOMER OR THE CLOTHING OF THE PATRON OR CUSTOMER.
E. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS A CLASS ________.
F. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
1. "ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 11- 821.
2. "NUDE", "NUDITY" OR "STATE OF NUDITY" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 11-821.
3. "SEMINUDE" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 11-821.
4. "SPECIFIC SEXUAL ACTIVITIES" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 11-821.
13-1425. Adult oriented businesses; minors; classification; defintions
A. AN ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS AND ITS ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS MANAGER SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY ALLOW A PERSON WHO IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE ON THE PREMISES OF THE BUSINESS.
B. AN ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS SHALL NOT EMPLOY ANY PERSON WHO IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
C. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS A CLASS ________.
D. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
1. "ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 11- 821.
2. "ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS MANAGER" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 11-821.