FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.722
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECHRISTENSEN.
1939H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections67.2540,226.531,and573.010,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoffour
newsectionsrelatingtosexuallyorientedbusinesses,withpenaltyprovisions.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections67.2540,226.531,and573.010,RSMo,arerepealedandfour
2newsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections67.2540,226.531,573.010,and
3573.520,toreadasfollows:
67.2540.Asusedinsections67.2540to67.2556,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Adultcabaret",anightclub,bar,restaurant,orsimilarestablishmentinwhich
3personsregularlyappearinastateofnudity[, asdefinedinsection573.500,] orseminudityin
4theperformanceoftheirduties;
5 (2)"Adultcabaretperformance",aperformancethatappealstoaprurient
6interestinalocationotherthananadultcabaretthatfeaturestoplessdancers,go-go
7dancers,exoticdancers,strippers,maleorfemaleimpersonatorswhoprovide
8entertainment,orsimilarentertainers,regardlessofwhetherperformedfor
9consideration;
10 (3)"Employee",apersonwhoisatleasttwenty-oneyearsofageandwhoperforms
11anyserviceonthepremisesofasexuallyorientedbusinessonafull-time,part-time,or
12contractbasis,whetherornotthepersonisdenominatedanemployee,independent
13contractor,agent,orotherwise,andwhetherornotsaidpersonispaidasalary,wage,orother
14compensationbytheoperatorofsaidbusiness.Thetermemployeedoesnotincludeaperson
15exclusivelyonthepremisesforrepairormaintenanceofthepremisesorequipmentonthe
16premises,orforthedeliveryofgoodstothepremises;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 [(3)](4)"Nudity"ora"stateofnudity",theshowingofthehumanmaleorfemale
18genitals,pubicarea,vulva,anus,analcleftoranalcleavagewithlessthanafullyopaque
19covering,theshowingofthefemalebreastwithlessthanafullyopaquecoveringofanypart
20ofthenipple,ortheshowingofthecoveredmalegenitalsinadiscerniblyturgidstate;
21 [(4)](5)"Nuisance",anyplaceinoruponwhichlewdness,assignation,or
22prostitutionisconducted,permitted,continued,orexists,oranyplace,inoruponwhichlewd,
23indecent,lascivious,orobscenefilms,orfilmsdesignedtobeprojectedforexhibition,are
24photographed,manufactured,developed,screened,exhibited,orotherwisepreparedor
25shown,andthepersonalpropertyandcontentsusedinconductingandmaintaininganysuch
26placeforanysuchpurpose.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotaffectanynewspaper,
27magazine,orotherpublicationenteredassecondclassmatterbythepostofficedepartment;
28 [(5)](6)"Person",anindividual,proprietorship,partnership,corporation,association,
29orotherlegalentity;
30 [(6)](7)"Seminude"orina"seminudecondition",astateofdressinwhichopaque
31clothingfailstocoverthegenitals,anus,analcleftorcleavage,pubicarea,vulva,nippleand
32areolaofthefemalebreastbelowahorizontallineacrossthetopoftheareolaatitshighest
33point.Seminudityshallincludetheentirelowerportionofthefemalebreast,butshallnot
34includeanyportionofthecleavageofthehumanfemalebreastexhibitedbywearingapparel
35providedtheareolaisnotexposedinwholeorpart;
36 [(7)](8)"Sexuallyorientedbusiness",anadultcabaret[or],anybusinesswhichoffers
37itspatronsgoodsofwhichasubstantialorsignificantportionaresexuallyorientedmaterial,
38oranybusinessotherthananadultcabaretthatoffersanadultcabaretperformance. It
39shallbepresumedthatabusinessthatderivesthirtypercentorlessofitsrevenuefrom
40sexuallyorientedmaterialsispresumednottobeasexuallyorientedbusiness.[No]A
41building,premises,structure,orotherfacilitythatcontainsanysexuallyorientedbusiness
42shallnotcontainanyotherkindofsexuallyorientedbusiness, exceptthatofanadult
43cabaretperformance;
44 [(8)](9)"Sexuallyorientedmaterials",anypictorialorthree-dimensionalmaterial,or
45film,motionpicture,DVD,videocassette,orsimilarphotographicreproduction,thatdepicts
46nudity,sexualconduct,sexualexcitement,orsadomasochisticabuse,asdefinedinsection
47573.010;
48 [(9)](10)"Specifiedcriminalactivity"includesthefollowingoffenses:
49 (a)Prostitutionorpromotionofprostitution;disseminationofobscenity;sale,
50distribution,ordisplayofharmfulmaterialtoaminor;sexualperformancebyachild;
51possessionordistributionofchildpornography;publiclewdness;indecentexposure;
52indecencywithachild;engaginginorganizedcriminalactivity;sexualassault;molestationof
53achild;gamblingprohibitedunderMissourilaw;ordistributionofacontrolledsubstance;or
HB722 2 54anysimilaroffensesdescribedinthissubdivisionunderthecriminalorpenalcodeofother
55statesorcountries;
56 (b)Forwhich:
57 a.Lessthantwoyearshaveelapsedsincethedateofconvictionorthedateofrelease
58fromconfinementimposedfortheconviction,whicheveristhelaterdate,iftheconvictionis
59ofamisdemeanoroffense;
60 b.Lessthanfiveyearshaveelapsedsincethedateofconvictionorthedateofrelease
61fromconfinementfortheconviction,whicheveristhelaterdate,iftheconvictionisofa
62felonyoffense;or
63 c.Lessthanfiveyearshaveelapsedsincethedateofthelastconvictionorthedateof
64releasefromconfinementforthelastconviction,whicheveristhelaterdate,iftheconvictions
65areoftwoormoremisdemeanoroffensesorcombinationofmisdemeanoroffensesoccurring
66withinanytwenty-four-monthperiod;
67 (c)Thefactthataconvictionisbeingappealedshallnotpreventasexuallyoriented
68businessfrombeingconsideredanuisanceandclosedundersection67.2546;
69 [(10)] (11)"Specifiedsexualactivities"includesthefollowingacts:
70 (a)Thefondlingorothererotictouchingofhumangenitals,pubicregion,buttocks,
71anus,orfemalebreasts;
72 (b)Sexacts,actualorsimulated,includingintercourse,oralcopulation,masturbation,
73orsodomy;or
74 (c)Excretoryfunctionsaspartoforinconnectionwithanyoftheactivitiessetforth
75inthissubdivision.
226.531.1.Asusedinthissectionthefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Adultcabaret",anightclub,bar,restaurant,orsimilarestablishmentinwhich
3personsappearinastateofnudity,asdefinedinsection[573.500] 573.010, orseminudity,in
4theperformanceoftheirduties;
5 (2)"Adultcabaretperformance",aperformancethatappealstoaprurient
6interestinalocationotherthananadultcabaretthatfeaturestoplessdancers,go-go
7dancers,exoticdancers,strippers,maleorfemaleimpersonatorswhoprovide
8entertainment,orsimilarentertainers,regardlessofwhetherperformedfor
9consideration;
10 (3)"Seminudity",astateofdressinwhichopaqueclothingfailstocoverthegenitals,
11anus,analcleftorcleavage,pubicarea,vulva,nippleandareolaofthefemalebreastbelowa
12horizontallineacrossthetopoftheareolaatitshighestpoint.Seminudityshallincludethe
13entirelowerportionofthefemalebreast,butshallnotincludeanyportionofthecleavageof
14thehumanfemalebreastexhibitedbywearingapparelprovidedtheareolaisnotexposedin
15wholeorpart;
HB722 3 16 [(3)](4)"Sexuallyorientedbusiness",anybusinesswhichoffersitspatronsgoodsof
17whichasubstantialportionaresexuallyorientedmaterialsoranybusinessotherthanan
18adultcabaretthatoffersanadultcabaretperformance. Anybusinesswheremorethan
19tenpercentofdisplayspaceisusedforsexuallyorientedmaterialsshallbepresumedtobea
20sexuallyorientedbusiness;
21 [(4)](5)"Sexuallyorientedmaterials",anytextual,pictorial,orthree-dimensional
22materialthatdepictsnudity,sexualconduct,sexualexcitement,orsadomasochisticabuseina
23waywhichispatentlyoffensivetotheaveragepersonapplyingcontemporaryadult
24communitystandardswithrespecttowhatissuitableforminors.
25 2.Nobillboardorotherexterioradvertisingsignforanadultcabaretorsexually
26orientedbusinessshallbelocatedwithinonemileofanystatehighwayexceptifsuch
27businessislocatedwithinonemileofastatehighwaythenthebusinessmaydisplaya
28maximumoftwoexteriorsignsonthepremisesofthebusiness,consistingofone
29identificationsignandonesignsolelygivingnoticethatthepremisesareofflimitstominors.
30Theidentificationsignshallbenomorethanfortysquarefeetinsizeandshallincludeno
31morethanthefollowinginformation:name,streetaddress,telephonenumber,andoperating
32hoursofthebusiness.
33 3.SignsexistingonAugust28,2004,whichdidnotconformtotherequirementsof
34thissection,maybeallowedtocontinueasanonconforminguse,butshouldbemadeto
35conformwithinthreeyearsfromAugust28,2004.
36 4.Anyownerofsuchabusinesswhoviolatestheprovisionsofthissectionshallbe
37guiltyofaclassCmisdemeanor.Eachweekaviolationofthissectioncontinuestoexistshall
38constituteaseparateoffense.
39 5.Thissectionisdesignedtoprotectthefollowingpublicpolicyinterestsofthisstate,
40includingbutnotlimitedto:tomitigatetheadversesecondaryeffectsofsexuallyoriented
41businesses,toimprovetrafficsafety,tolimitharmtominors,andtoreduceprostitution,
42crime,juveniledelinquency,deteriorationinpropertyvalues,andlethargyinneighborhood
43improvementefforts.
573.010.Asusedinthischapterthefollowingtermsshallmean:
2 (1)"Adultcabaret",anightclub,bar,juicebar,restaurant,bottleclub,orother
3commercialestablishment,regardlessofwhetheralcoholicbeveragesareserved,which
4regularlyfeaturespersonswhoappearsemi-nude;
5 (2)"Adultcabaretperformance",aperformancethatappealstoaprurient
6interestinalocationotherthananadultcabaretthatfeaturestoplessdancers,go-go
7dancers,exoticdancers,strippers,maleorfemaleimpersonatorswhoprovide
8entertainment,orsimilarentertainers,regardlessofwhetherperformedfor
9consideration;
HB722 4 10 (3)"Characterizedby",describingtheessentialcharacterordominantthemeofan
11item;
12 [(3)](4)"Child",anypersonundertheageoffourteen;
13 [(4)](5)"Childpornography":
14 (a)Anyobscenematerialorperformancedepictingsexualconduct,sexualcontactas
15definedinsection566.010,orasexualperformanceandwhichhasasoneofitsparticipantsor
16portraysasanobserverofsuchconduct,contact,orperformanceaminor;or
17 (b)Anyvisualdepiction,includinganyphotograph,film,video,picture,orcomputer
18orcomputer-generatedimageorpicture,whethermadeorproducedbyelectronic,
19mechanical,orothermeans,ofsexuallyexplicitconductwhere:
20 a.Theproductionofsuchvisualdepictioninvolvestheuseofaminorengagingin
21sexuallyexplicitconduct;
22 b.Suchvisualdepictionisadigitalimage,computerimage,orcomputer-generated
23imagethatis,orisindistinguishablefrom,thatofaminorengaginginsexuallyexplicit
24conduct,inthatthedepictionissuchthatanordinarypersonviewingthedepictionwould
25concludethatthedepictionisofanactualminorengagedinsexuallyexplicitconduct;or
26 c.Suchvisualdepictionhasbeencreated,adapted,ormodifiedtoshowthatan
27identifiableminorisengaginginsexuallyexplicitconduct."Identifiableminor"meansa
28personwhowasaminoratthetimethevisualdepictionwascreated,adapted,ormodified;or
29whoseimageasaminorwasusedincreating,adapting,ormodifyingthevisualdepiction;
30andwhoisrecognizableasanactualpersonbytheperson'sface,likeness,orother
31distinguishingcharacteristic,suchasauniquebirthmarkorotherrecognizablefeature.The
32termidentifiableminorshallnotbeconstruedtorequireproofoftheactualidentityofthe
33identifiableminor;
34 [(5)](6)"Employ","employee",or"employment",anypersonwhoperformsany
35serviceonthepremisesofasexuallyorientedbusiness,onafull-time,part-time,orcontract
36basis,whetherornotthepersonisdenominatedanemployee,independentcontractor,agent,
37orotherwise.Employeedoesnotincludeapersonexclusivelyonthepremisesforrepairor
38maintenanceofthepremisesorforthedeliveryofgoodstothepremises;
39 [(6)](7)"Explicitsexualmaterial",anypictorialorthree-dimensionalmaterial
40depictinghumanmasturbation,deviatesexualintercourse,sexualintercourse,directphysical
41stimulationorunclothedgenitals,sadomasochisticabuse,oremphasizingthedepictionof
42postpubertalhumangenitals;provided,however,thatworksofartorofanthropological
43significanceshallnotbedeemedtobewithintheforegoingdefinition;
44 [(7)](8)"Furnish",toissue,sell,give,provide,lend,mail,deliver,transfer,circulate,
45disseminate,present,exhibitorotherwiseprovide;
HB722 5 46 [(8)](9)"Material",anythingprintedorwritten,oranypicture,drawing,photograph,
47motionpicturefilm,videotapeorvideotapeproduction,orpictorialrepresentation,orany
48recordingortranscription,oranymechanical,chemical,orelectricalreproduction,orstored
49computerdata,oranythingwhichisormaybeusedasameansofcommunication.Material
50includesundevelopedphotographs,molds,printingplates,storedcomputerdataandother
51latentrepresentationalobjects;
52 [(9)](10)"Minor",anypersonlessthaneighteenyearsofage;
53 [(10)] (11)"Nudity"or"stateofnudity",theshowingofthehumangenitals,pubic
54area,vulva,anus,analcleft,orthefemalebreastwithlessthanafullyopaquecoveringofany
55partofthenippleorareola;
56 [(11)](12)"Obscene",anymaterialorperformanceif,takenasawhole:
57 (a)Applyingcontemporarycommunitystandards,itspredominantappealisto
58prurientinterestinsex;and
59 (b)Theaverageperson,applyingcontemporarycommunitystandards,wouldfindthe
60materialdepictsordescribessexualconductinapatentlyoffensiveway;and
61 (c)Areasonablepersonwouldfindthemateriallacksseriousliterary,artistic,
62politicalorscientificvalue;
63 [(12)] (13)"Operator",anypersononthepremisesofasexuallyorientedbusiness
64whocausesthebusinesstofunction,putsorkeepsthebusinessinoperation,orisauthorized
65tomanagethebusinessorexerciseoveralloperationalcontrolofthebusinesspremises.A
66personmaybefoundtobeoperatingorcausingtobeoperatedasexuallyorientedbusiness
67whetherornotsuchpersonisanowner,partowner,orlicenseeofthebusiness;
68 [(13)] (14)"Performance",anyplay,motionpicturefilm,videotape,danceor
69exhibitionperformedbeforeanaudienceofoneormore;
70 [(14)] (15)"Pornographicforminors",anymaterialorperformanceifthefollowing
71apply:
72 (a)Theaverageperson,applyingcontemporarycommunitystandards,wouldfind
73thatthematerialorperformance,takenasawhole,hasatendencytocaterorappealtoa
74prurientinterestofminors;and
75 (b)Thematerialorperformancedepictsordescribesnudity,sexualconduct,the
76conditionofhumangenitalswheninastateofsexualstimulationorarousal,or
77sadomasochisticabuseinawaywhichispatentlyoffensivetotheaveragepersonapplying
78contemporaryadultcommunitystandardswithrespecttowhatissuitableforminors;and
79 (c)Thematerialorperformance,takenasawhole,lacksseriousliterary,artistic,
80political,orscientificvalueforminors;
81 [(15)] (16)"Premises",therealpropertyuponwhichasexuallyorientedbusinessis
82located,andallappurtenancestheretoandbuildingsthereon,includingbutnotlimitedtothe
HB722 6 83sexuallyorientedbusiness,thegrounds,privatewalkways,andparkinglotsorparking
84garagesorboth;
85 [(16)] (17)"Promote",tomanufacture,issue,sell,provide,mail,deliver,transfer,
86transmute,publish,distribute,circulate,disseminate,present,exhibit,oradvertise,ortooffer
87oragreetodothesame,byanymeansincludingacomputer;
88 [(17)] (18)"Regularly",theconsistentandrepeateddoingoftheactsodescribed;
89 [(18)] (19)"Sadomasochisticabuse",flagellationortorturebyoruponapersonasan
90actofsexualstimulationorgratification;
91 [(19)] (20)"Semi-nude"or"stateofsemi-nudity",theshowingofthefemalebreast
92belowahorizontallineacrossthetopoftheareolaandextendingacrossthewidthofthe
93breastatsuchpoint,ortheshowingofthemaleorfemalebuttocks.Suchdefinitionincludes
94thelowerportionofthehumanfemalebreast,butshallnotincludeanyportionofthe
95cleavageofthefemalebreastsexhibitedbyabikini,dress,blouse,shirt,leotard,orsimilar
96wearingapparelprovidedtheareolaisnotexposedinwholeorinpart;
97 [(20)] (21)"Sexualconduct",actualorsimulated,normalorpervertedactsofhuman
98masturbation;deviatesexualintercourse;sexualintercourse;orphysicalcontactwitha
99person'sclothedorunclothedgenitals,pubicarea,buttocks,orthebreastofafemaleinanact
100ofapparentsexualstimulationorgratificationoranysadomasochisticabuseoractsincluding
101animalsoranylatentobjectsinanactofapparentsexualstimulationorgratification;
102 [(21)] (22)"Sexuallyexplicitconduct",actualorsimulated:
103 (a)Sexualintercourse,includinggenital-genital,oral-genital,anal-genital,ororal-
104anal,whetherbetweenpersonsofthesameoroppositesex;
105 (b)Bestiality;
106 (c)Masturbation;
107 (d)Sadisticormasochisticabuse;or
108 (e)Lasciviousexhibitionofthegenitalsorpubicareaofanyperson;
109 [(22)] (23)"Sexuallyorientedbusiness"includes:
110 (a)Anadultbookstoreoradultvideostore."Adultbookstore"or"adultvideostore"
111meansacommercialestablishmentwhich,asoneofitsprincipalbusinessactivities,offersfor
112saleorrentalforanyformofconsiderationanyoneormoreofthefollowing:books,
113magazines,periodicals,orotherprintedmatter,orphotographs,films,motionpictures,video
114cassettes,compactdiscs,digitalvideodiscs,slides,orothervisualrepresentationswhichare
115characterizedbytheiremphasisuponthedisplayofspecifiedsexualactivitiesorspecified
116anatomicalareas.Aprincipalbusinessactivityexistswherethecommercialestablishment:
117 a.Hasasubstantialportionofitsdisplayedmerchandisewhichconsistsofsuch
118items;or
HB722 7 119 b.Hasasubstantialportionofthewholesalevalueofitsdisplayedmerchandise
120whichconsistsofsuchitems;or
121 c.Hasasubstantialportionoftheretailvalueofitsdisplayedmerchandisewhich
122consistsofsuchitems;or
123 d.Derivesasubstantialportionofitsrevenuesfromthesaleorrental,foranyformof
124consideration,ofsuchitems;or
125 e.Maintainsasubstantialsectionofitsinteriorbusinessspaceforthesaleorrentalof
126suchitems;or
127 f.Maintainsanadultarcade."Adultarcade"meansanyplacetowhichthepublicis
128permittedorinvitedwhereincoin-operatedorslug-operatedorelectronically,electrically,or
129mechanicallycontrolledstillormotionpicturemachines,projectors,orotherimage-
130producingdevicesareregularlymaintainedtoshowimagestofiveorfewerpersonsper
131machineatanyonetime,andwheretheimagessodisplayedarecharacterizedbytheir
132emphasisuponmatterexhibitingspecifiedsexualactivitiesorspecifiedanatomicalareas;
133 (b)Anadultcabaret;
134 (c)Anadultmotionpicturetheater."Adultmotionpicturetheater"meansa
135commercialestablishmentwherefilms,motionpictures,videocassettes,slides,orsimilar
136photographicreproductions,whicharecharacterizedbytheiremphasisuponthedisplayof
137specifiedsexualactivitiesorspecifiedanatomicalareasareregularlyshowntomorethanfive
138personsforanyformofconsideration;
139 (d)Asemi-nudemodelstudio."Semi-nudemodelstudio"meansaplacewhere
140personsregularlyappearinastateofsemi-nudityformoneyoranyformofconsiderationin
141ordertobeobserved,sketched,drawn,painted,sculptured,photographed,orsimilarly
142depictedbyotherpersons.Suchdefinitionshallnotapplytoanyplacewherepersons
143appearinginastateofsemi-nuditydosoinamodelingclassoperated:
144 a.Byacollege,juniorcollege,oruniversitysupportedentirelyorpartlybytaxation;
145 b.Byaprivatecollegeoruniversitywhichmaintainsandoperateseducational
146programsinwhichcreditsaretransferabletoacollege,juniorcollege,oruniversitysupported
147entirelyorpartlybytaxation;or
148 c.Inastructure:
149 (i)Whichhasnosignvisiblefromtheexteriorofthestructureandnoother
150advertisingthatindicatesasemi-nudepersonisavailableforviewing;and
151 (ii)Where,inordertoparticipateinaclass,astudentmustenrollatleastthreedaysin
152advanceoftheclass;
153 (e)Asexualencountercenter."Sexualencountercenter"meansabusinessor
154commercialenterprisethat,asoneofitsprincipalpurposes,purportstoofferforanyformof
HB722 8 155considerationphysicalcontactintheformofwrestlingortumblingbetweentwoormore
156personswhenoneormoreofthepersonsissemi-nude; or
157 (f)Anybusinessotherthananadultcabaretthatoffersanadultcabaret
158performance;
159 [(23)] (24)"Sexualperformance",anyperformance,orpartthereof,whichincludes
160sexualconductbyachildwhoislessthaneighteenyearsofage;
161 [(24)] (25)"Specifiedanatomicalareas"include:
162 (a)Lessthancompletelyandopaquelycovered:humangenitals,pubicregion,
163buttock,andfemalebreastbelowapointimmediatelyabovethetopoftheareola;and
164 (b)Humanmalegenitalsinadiscerniblyturgidstate,evenifcompletelyand
165opaquelycovered;
166 [(25)] (26)"Specifiedsexualactivity",includesanyofthefollowing:
167 (a)Intercourse,oralcopulation,masturbation,orsodomy;or
168 (b)Excretoryfunctionsasapartoforinconnectionwithanyoftheactivities
169describedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision;
170 [(26)] (27)"Substantial",atleastthirtypercentoftheitemoritemssomodified;
171 [(27)] (28)"Visualdepiction",includesundevelopedfilmandvideotape,anddata
172storedoncomputerdiskorbyelectronicmeanswhichiscapableofconversionintoavisual
173image.
573.520.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofengaginginanadultcabaret
2performanceifsuchperformanceis:
3 (1)Onpublicproperty;or
4 (2)Inalocationotherthananadultcabaretwheretheadultcabaret
5performanceisreasonablyexpectedtobeviewedbyapersonwhoisnotanadult.
6 2.TheoffenseofengaginginanadultcabaretperformanceisaclassA
7misdemeanorforafirstoffenseandaclassEfelonyforanysecondorsubsequent
8offense.
9 3.Theprovisionsofthissectionshall:
10 (1)Preemptanordinanceoraregulation,restriction,orlicensethatwaslawfully
11adoptedorissuedbyapoliticalsubdivisionpriortoAugust28,2025,ifsuchordinance,
12regulation,restriction,orlicenseconflictswiththissection;and
13 (2)Preventorpreemptapoliticalsubdivisionfromenactingandenforcinginthe
14futureotherordinances,regulations,restrictions,orlicensesthatareinconflictwiththis
15section.
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