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Title 9 : Business, Peddlers, Solicitors, etc.
Chapter 7 : Sexually-Oriented Businesses

9-707 : Duties and responsibilities of operators, entertainers and employees.

  1. The operator of each sexually-oriented business shall maintain a register of all employees, showing the name, all aliases, home address, age, birth date, sex, weight, color of hair and eyes, telephone number, social security numbers, driver's license or their state identification number and date of issuance, date of employment and termination, and duties of each employee. The above information for each employee shall be maintained on the premises during his or her employment and for a period of three (3) years following termination.
  2. The operator shall make such information available for inspection immediately upon request by the city manager, or his authorized representative, or by the police department or codes department. Alternatively, if the city manager, or his authorized representative, the police department or the codes department request that copies of any such information be delivered to them, the operator shall have such copies delivered within three (3) days of the request.
  3. An operator shall be responsible for the conduct of all employees on the premises of the sexually-oriented business and any act or omission of any employee constituting a violation of the provisions of this part shall be deemed the act of omission of the operator.
  4. There shall be posted and conspicuously displayed in the common areas of each sexually-oriented business a list of any and all entertainment and services provided on the premises. Viewing adult-oriented motion pictures shall be considered as entertainment. The operator shall make the list available immediately upon demand of the city manager, or his authorized representative, or by the police department or codes department.
  5. No operator or employee of a sexually-oriented business shall allow any person under the age of eighteen (18) years on the premises of a sexually-oriented business.

  6. A sign shall be conspicuously displayed in the common area of the premises of each sexually-oriented business, and shall read as follows:

    "This sexually-oriented business is regulated by the City of Maryville, Tennessee. Employees, entertainers and customers are not permitted to engage in any type of sexual contact."

  7. Operators of sexually-oriented businesses that provide "specified services," as defined in this chapter, for customers or patrons shall comply with the following requirements:
    1. For each "specified service," such customers or patrons shall be provided with written receipts. Operators shall keep copies of such receipts for at least three (3) years, showing:
      1. "Specified service" provided.
      2. Cost of "specified service."
      3. Date and time of service provided.
      4. Name of persons providing the "specified service."
      5. Method of payment for service.
    2. Copies of all published advertisements for the business shall be kept for at least three (3) years.
    3. Copies of the receipts and advertisements required under this section shall be made available immediately upon request by the city manager, or his authorized representative, or by the police department or codes department.
  8. It shall be the duty of the operator and all employees on the premises of a sexually-oriented business to ensure that the line of sight between the manager's station(s) and each viewing room or booth remains unobstructed by doors, curtains, partitions, walls, merchandise, display racks or other materials.
  9. It shall be the duty of the operator and all employees on the premises of a sexually-oriented business to ensure that the illumination required by this chapter is maintained at all times during business hours.
  10. It shall be the duty of the operator and all employees on the premises of a sexually-oriented business to ensure that no openings of any kind exist between viewing rooms or booths.
  11. The operator, or his/her agent, shall, during each business day, regularly inspect the walls of all viewing rooms and booths to determine if any openings or holes exist. If such openings exist, it is the duty of the operator to immediately repair the damage. No patron shall be permitted access to a viewing room or booth where such an opening exists. It shall be the duty of the operator and all employees on the premises to ensure that such rooms or booths are unoccupied by patrons until the opening is repaired and covered. (1999 Code, § 9-807)
Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis 

Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis