HB 602

Abstract

Creates the Adult Entertainment Billboard Regulation Act. Provides that no billboard or other exterior advertising sign for an adult cabaret or a sexually-oriented business shall be located within one mile of any State highway, unless that business is located within one mile of a State highway, in which case that business may display one sign giving notice that the premises are off limits to minors and one identification sign of no more than 40 square feet in size that contains only the business' name, street address, telephone number, and operating hours. Provides that non-conforming signs in use at the time of the effective date of the Act may continue in use, but should be made to conform to the specifications of the Act within 3 years after the Act's effective date. Provides that any adult cabaret or sexually-oriented business owner who violates the provisions of the Act is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and that each day that a violation of the Act continues in existence constitutes a separate offense. Preempts home rule. Effective July 1, 2005.