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H.B. 398

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SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS LICENSE

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AMENDMENTS

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2010 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: F. Jay Seegmiller

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Senate Sponsor: Karen Mayne

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill enacts provisions relating to the licensing of a sexually oriented business or an
             11      individual working in a sexually oriented business.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    enacts provisions relating to the licensing of a sexually oriented business or an
             15      individual working in a sexually oriented business.
             16      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      ENACTS:
             22          10-8-41.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             23          17-50-331, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             25      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. Section 10-8-41.5 is enacted to read:
             27          10-8-41.5. Regulation of sexually oriented business.


             28          (1) As used in this section:
             29          (a) "Adult service" means dancing, serving food or beverages, modeling, posing,
             30      wrestling, singing, reading, talking, listening, or other performances or activities conducted by
             31      a nude or partially denuded individual for compensation.
             32          (b) "Compensation" means:
             33          (i) a salary;
             34          (ii) a fee;
             35          (iii) a commission;
             36          (iv) employment;
             37          (v) a profit; or
             38          (vi) other pecuniary gain.
             39          (c) "Escort" means any individual who is available to the public for the purpose of
             40      accompanying another individual for compensation.
             41          (d) "Escort service" means any person who furnishes or arranges for an escort to
             42      accompany another individual for compensation.
             43          (e) "Nude or partially denuded individual" means an individual with any of the
             44      following less than completely and opaquely covered:
             45          (i) genitals;
             46          (ii) the pubic region; or
             47          (iii) a female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola.
             48          (f) (i) "Sexually oriented business" means a business at which any nude or partially
             49      denuded individual, regardless of whether the nude or partially denuded individual is an
             50      employee of the sexually oriented business or an independent contractor, performs any service
             51      for compensation.
             52          (ii) "Sexually oriented business" includes:
             53          (A) an escort service; or
             54          (B) an adult service.
             55          (2) A person employed in a sexually oriented business may not work in a municipality:
             56          (a) if the municipality requires that a person employed in a sexually oriented business
             57      be licensed individually; and
             58          (b) if the person is not licensed by the municipality.


             59          (3) A business entity that conducts a sexually oriented business may not conduct
             60      business in a municipality:
             61          (a) if the municipality requires that a sexually oriented business be licensed; and
             62          (b) if the business entity is not licensed by the municipality.
             63          Section 2. Section 17-50-331 is enacted to read:
             64          17-50-331. Regulation of sexually oriented business.
             65          (1) As used in this section:
             66          (a) "Adult service" means dancing, serving food or beverages, modeling, posing,
             67      wrestling, singing, reading, talking, listening, or other performances or activities conducted by
             68      a nude or partially denuded individual for compensation.
             69          (b) "Compensation" means:
             70          (i) a salary;
             71          (ii) a fee;
             72          (iii) a commission;
             73          (iv) employment;
             74          (v) a profit; or
             75          (vi) other pecuniary gain.
             76          (c) "Escort" means any individual who is available to the public for the purpose of
             77      accompanying another individual for compensation.
             78          (d) "Escort service" means any person who furnishes or arranges for an escort to
             79      accompany another individual for compensation.
             80          (e) "Nude or partially denuded individual" means an individual with any of the
             81      following less than completely and opaquely covered:
             82          (i) genitals;
             83          (ii) the pubic region; or
             84          (iii) a female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola.
             85          (f) (i) "Sexually oriented business" means a business at which any nude or partially
             86      denuded individual, regardless of whether the nude or partially denuded individual is an
             87      employee of the sexually oriented business or an independent contractor, performs any service
             88      for compensation.
             89          (ii) "Sexually oriented business" includes:


             90          (A) an escort service; or
             91          (B) an adult service.
             92          (2) A person employed in a sexually oriented business may not work in the
             93      unincorporated area of a county:
             94          (a) if the county requires that a person employed in a sexually oriented business be
             95      licensed individually; and
             96          (b) if the person is not licensed by the county.
             97          (3) A business entity that conducts a sexually oriented business may not conduct
             98      business in an unincorporated area of a county:
             99          (a) if the county requires that a sexually oriented business be licensed; and
             100          (b) if the business entity is not licensed by the county.




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    as of 2-11-10 2:08 PM


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