Bill Summary for H 673 (2023-2024)

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Apr 18 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 673 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 18, 2023
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE REGULATIONS ON ADULT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
Intro. by Zenger, Pless, Loftis, Lambeth.

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Enacts new GS 14-190.15A. Defines adult live entertainment as a performance featuring topless dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, or male or female impersonators whose performance appeals to a prurient interest, with or without consideration. Declares it illegal to engage in “adult live entertainment” on public property or in the presence of a person under the age of 18.

Sets criminal penalties for violations. A person committing a first time offense in violation of GS 14-190.15A(b) is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor. A person committing a second or subsequent offense in violation of GS 14-190.15A(b) is guilty of a Class 1 felony.

Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2023.