Effective – 28 Aug 2010 573.525. Purpose — findings. — 1. It is the purpose of sections 573.525 to 573.537 to regulate sexually oriented businesses in order to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of this state, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious secondary effects of […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.531. Establishment of business, prohibited where — nudity in establishment prohibited — display of sexual activities, requirements — state requirements — hours of operation — minors and alcohol prohibited — definitions. — 1. No person shall establish a sexually oriented business within one thousand feet of any preexisting […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2010 573.534. Strict liability not imposed — mental state required for violation — act by employee not imputed to the business, when. — Sections 573.525 to 573.537 do not impose strict liability. Unless a culpable mental state is otherwise specified herein, a showing of a knowing or reckless mental state is […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2010 573.537. Violations, penalty — public nuisance for repeated violations — state remedies permitted. — 1. Any person, business, or entity violating or refusing to comply with any provision of sections 573.525 to 573.537 shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imposition of a […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2010 573.540. No state preemption on regulation — consistency with state law required for local law. — 1. Nothing in sections 573.525 to 573.537 shall be construed as preempting or preventing any political subdivision of this state from maintaining, enacting, or enforcing any local ordinance, rule, regulation, resolution, or similar law […]
