City of Baltimore - File #: 16-0661

• File #: 16-0661
• Version: 0
• Name: Adult Entertainment Businesses - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information Sign Posting
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 5/2/2016
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/21/2016
• Enactment #: 16-493
• Title: Adult Entertainment Businesses - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information Sign Posting FOR the purpose of requiring adult-entertainment businesses to post a National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline information sign in each restroom; and generally relating to adult-entertainment businesses.
• Sponsors: James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, Eric T. Costello, Brandon M. Scott, Carl Stokes, Warren Branch, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger, Nick Mosby, Robert Curran, Helen L. Holton, William "Pete" Welch, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Adult-entertainment, Business, Center, Hotline, Human Trafficking, National, Resource, Signs

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2016	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
6/13/2016	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/6/2016	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
6/6/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
5/24/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
5/9/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
5/5/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Police Department
5/5/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
5/5/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
5/5/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation
5/5/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
5/5/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Social Services
5/5/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
5/2/2016	0	City Council	Assigned
5/2/2016	0	City Council	Introduced

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

                     * WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.

                     THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.

                     INTRODUCTORY*

                     CITY OF BALTIMORE

                     COUNCIL BILL          

Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft

                     A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning

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Adult Entertainment Businesses - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information Sign Posting

FOR the purpose of requiring adult-entertainment businesses to post a National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline information sign in each restroom; and generally relating to adult-entertainment businesses.

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BY adding

   Article 15.  Licencing and Regulation

   Section(s) 1-26

   Baltimore City Code

   (Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, without amendments

   Article 15.  Licencing and Regulation

   Section(s) 1-28 (a) and 1-29

   Baltimore City Code

   (Edition 2000)

   SECTION 1.  BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

                     Baltimore City Code

                     Article 15.  Licencing and Regulation

                     Subtitle 1.  Adult Entertainment Businesses

Part 3.  Standards  of Operation

� 1-26.  HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION SIGNS TO BE POSTED.

(A)                     IN GENERAL.

(1)                     THE OWNER OF AN ADULT-ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS MUST POST, IN EACH RESTROOM ON THE PREMISES OF THE ADULT-ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS, A SIGN THAT STATES THE FOLLOWING:

                     �REPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING:

                     NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING RESOURCE CENTER

                     18883737888

                     CALL FOR HELP IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW:

   �  IS BEING FORCED TO HAVE SEX WITHOUT CONSENT

   �  HAS HAD AN ID OR DOCUMENTS TAKEN AWAY

   �  IS BEING THREATENED BY OR IS IN DEBT TO AN EMPLOYER

�  WANTS TO LEAVE A JOB BUT CANNOT FREELY DO SO

TOLLFREE  �  24/7  �  CONFIDENTIAL  �  INTERPRETERS AVAILABLE

                     THIS SIGN IS REQUIRED BY BALTIMORE CITY LAW�

(2) THE SIGN MUST:

(I)                     BE AT LEAST 3 BY 5 INCHES IN SIZE;

(II)                     CONTAIN THE TEXT REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND ANY OTHER LANGUAGES REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT; AND

(III) DRAW ATTENTION TO THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE NATIONAL HUMAN

TRAFFICKING RESOURCE CENTER HOTLINE BY SHOWING THE PHONE NUMBER IN BOLD TYPE.

(3)                     THE OWNER OF AN ADULT-ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS MAY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION BY USING COPIES OF THE SIGNS CREATED AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION  UNDER MARYLAND BUSINESS REGULATION ARTICLE � 15-207 IF THE SIGNS ARE ALTERED TO INDICATE THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED BY BALTIMORE CITY LAW RATHER THAN STATE LAW.

(B)                     SIGN LOCATION.

 A SIGN REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION MUST BE POSTED:

(1) ON THE INSIDE OF EACH STALL DOOR IN THE RESTROOM; OR

(2) ON THE BACK OF THE DOOR AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE RESTROOM.

                     Part 4.  Administrative Sanctions

��128.  Denial, suspension, or revocation.

(a)  In general.

The Board may deny, suspend, or revoke an adultentertainment business license or renewal license for any of the following causes:

(1)                     failing to pay the applicable license fee on or before the due date;

(2)                     making any material false statement in any application for an initial or renewal license;

(3)                     lack of accessibility for fire and police protection;

(4)                     failing to comply with any provision of the City Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article, Health Code Article, or Zoning Code Article;

(5)                     failing to comply with any provision of this subtitle or of any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle; or

(6)                     failing to comply with any provision of any other local, state, or federal law that affects or relates to the operation of the adultentertainment business.

��129.  Fines.

For any violation that is cause for suspending or revoking a license, the Board may, instead of or in addition to suspending or revoking the license, impose a civil fine of:

(1)                     for a 1st offense, not more than $500; and

(2)                     for any subsequent offense, not more than $1,000.

   SECTION 2.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.

   SECTION 3.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.

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