Legal Documents of Maryville

Code of Maryville

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

9-713 : Violations and penalty.

  1. Each of the following acts and omissions shall be considered a civil offense against the city:


    1. Failure to file any report required under this chapter at the time required, or submittal of false or misleading information or omission of any material facts in any report required under this chapter.
    2. Any operator, entertainer, or any employee of the operator, violates any provision of this chapter.
    3. Any operator, employee or entertainer denies access to the police department, codes department, fire department, city manager or his authorized representatives to any portion of the premises of the sexually-oriented business at any time it is open for business.
    4. Any operator fails to maintain the premises of a sexually-oriented business in a clean, sanitary and safe condition.
  2. Upon a second or subsequent violation by an operator, entertainer or employee of a sexually-oriented business, of any part of this chapter, or any state statute regarding nudity, sexually-oriented businesses or adult entertainment, such business shall be deemed a nuisance and shall also be subject to an order of closure, and/or to cease and desist, by chancery court action seeking injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this chapter, provided that such second or subsequent violation occurs after a judgment or conviction, or plea of nolo contendere has been obtained for the previous such violation. (1999 Code, § 9-812)