§ 15-21-203. Commission Membership; Administration
The commission shall consist of eight members. Seven of the members shall serve for terms of two years, except that with respect to the first members appointed, two members shall be appointed for terms of three years, four members for terms of two years, and one member for a term of one year. The director […]
§ 15-21-204. Compensation
Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall receive the same expense allowance per day as that received by a member of the General Assembly for each day such member of the commission is in attendance at a meeting of such commission, plus either reimbursement for actual transportation costs while traveling by public […]
§ 15-21-205. Commission Meetings and Responsibilities
The commission shall: Meet at such times and places as it shall determine necessary or convenient to perform its duties on the call of the chairperson or the Governor; Maintain minutes of its meetings; Adopt rules and regulations for the transaction of its business; Accept applications for disbursements of available money from the fund; Develop […]
§ 15-21-206. Recommendations Authorized
The commission may recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly changes in state programs, laws, policies, budgets, and standards relating to the care and rehabilitation of sexually exploited children, changes to improve coordination among state agencies that provide care and rehabilitative and social services to sexually exploited children, and changes to improve the condition […]
§ 15-21-207. Funding Sources
The commission may accept and solicit federal funds granted by Congress or executive order for the purposes of this article as well as gifts and donations from individuals, private organizations, or foundations. The acceptance and use of federal funds shall not commit state funds and shall not place an obligation upon the General Assembly to […]
§ 15-21-208. Financial Penalty; Collection
In every case in which any court in this state shall impose a fine, which shall be construed to include costs, for trafficking a person for sexual servitude in violation of Code Section 16-5-46 or any violation of Code Section 16-6-10, 16-6-11, 16-6-12, 16-6-15, 16-6-16, or 16-12-100, there shall be imposed an additional penalty of […]
§ 15-21-209. State Operation Assessment Against Adult Entertainment Establishments; Determination of Obligation; Use of Funds; Administration
By April 30 of each calendar year, each adult entertainment establishment shall pay to the commissioner of revenue a state operation assessment equal to the greater of 1 percent of the previous calendar year’s gross revenue or $5,000.00. This state assessment shall be in addition to any other fees and assessments required by the county […]
§ 15-21-200. Authority
This article is enacted pursuant to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(o) of the Constitution, which provision authorizes additional penalty assessments for violations relating to certain sexual crimes, authorizes assessments on certain businesses, and provides that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for the purpose of meeting the costs of care and rehabilitative and […]
§ 15-21-201. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Adult entertainment establishment” means any place of business or commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages of any kind are sold, possessed, or consumed wherein: The entertainment or activity therein consists of nude or substantially nude persons dancing with or without music or engaged in movements of a sexual nature […]
§ 15-21-202. Commission Established; Fund Creation; Disbursement of Proceeds
There is established the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund Commission which is assigned to the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Resources for administrative purposes only, as prescribed in Code Section 50-4-3. There is created the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund as a separate fund in […]