Draft chapter 125: Sexually Oriented Business
§ 125.10 Revocation
The 2026 draft's § 125.10 beside the current code's § 125.10: removed words are struck through, added words underlined.
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2. The
A. A permittee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process.
B. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises.
C. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises.
D. A permittee or an employee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the permittee’s permit was suspended.
E. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sexual conduct to occur in or on the premises.
F. A permittee is delinquent in the payment to the City or State for any taxes or fees past due.
G. The owner or operator of the establishment knowingly allowed a person under
H. There was a change of owner or operator for which a transfer application was not filed in a timely manner.
3. When the
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Current code
§ 125.10 Revocation
1. The Director shall revoke a permit if a cause of suspension in Section 125.09 occurs and the permit has been suspended within the preceding twelve (12) months.
2. The Director shall also revoke a permit if it is determined that:
A. A permittee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process.
B. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises.
C. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises.
D. A permittee or an employee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the permittee’s permit was suspended.
E. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sexual conduct to occur in or on the premises.
F. A permittee is delinquent in the payment to the City or State for any taxes or fees past due.
G. The owner or operator of the establishment knowingly allowed a person under eighteen (18) years of age to enter an establishment.
H. There was a change of owner or operator for which a transfer application was not filed in a timely manner.
3. When the Director revokes a permit, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the permittee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business permit for one year from the date revocation became effective. If, subsequent to revocation, the Director finds that the basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a permit if at least ninety
(90) days has elapsed since the date the revocation became effective.
2026 draft
§ 125.10 Revocation
1. The City Administrator shall revoke a permit if a cause of suspension in Section 125.09 occurs and the permit has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.
2. The City Administrator shall also revoke a permit if it is determined that:
A. A permittee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process.
B. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises.
C. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises.
D. A permittee or an employee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the permittee’s permit was suspended.
E. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sexual conduct to occur in or on the premises.
F. A permittee is delinquent in the payment to the City or State for any taxes or fees past due.
G. The owner or operator of the establishment knowingly allowed a person under 18 years of age to enter an establishment.
H. There was a change of owner or operator for which a transfer application was not filed in a timely manner.
3. When the City Administrator revokes a permit, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the permittee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business permit for one year from the date revocation became effective. If, subsequent to revocation, the City Administrator finds that the basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a permit if at least 90 days has elapsed since the date the revocation became effective.
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