SENATE BILL No. 1612

 

 

November 6, 2008, Introduced by Senators BASHAM, CLARKE, JACOBS and BARCIA and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.

 

 

 

     A bill to authorize a local unit of government to enact an

 

ordinance requiring any person employed at an adult entertainment

 

business to obtain a work permit; and to provide for the powers and

 

duties of certain government officials.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "local

 

regulation of adult entertainment business employees act".

 

     Sec. 3. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Adult entertainment business" means a nightclub, bar,

 

restaurant, or similar commercial enterprise that provides live

 

nude entertainment or live nude performances for an audience of 2

 

or more individuals.

 

     (b) "Local unit of government" means a city, village, or

 


township.

 

     (c) "Nude" means either of the following:

 

     (i) Entirely unclothed.

 

     (ii) Clothed in a manner that leaves uncovered or visible

 

through less than fully opaque clothing any portion of the breasts

 

below the top of the areola of the breasts, if the person is

 

female, or any portion of the genitals or buttocks.

 

     Sec. 5. (1) A local unit of government may adopt an ordinance

 

requiring any person employed at an adult entertainment business,

 

including, but not limited to, dancers, waitresses, waiters,

 

bartenders, dishwashers, or janitors, to obtain a permit to work at

 

the adult entertainment business.

 

     (2) A local unit of government that adopts an ordinance under

 

this section may require an applicant for a permit to provide any

 

of the following information:

 

     (a) Name.

 

     (b) Date of birth.

 

     (3) A local unit of government that adopts an ordinance under

 

this section shall establish clear standards for reviewing and

 

approving or denying a permit to work at an adult entertainment

 

business, and the permitting process shall not take any longer than

 

14 days to complete from the time the permit application is filed.