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1	1	S.B. No. 707
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to requiring a sexually oriented business to maintain
6	6	certain photographic identification records; providing a criminal
7	7	penalty.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 51, Labor Code, is amended
10	10	by adding Section 51.016 to read as follows:
11	11	Sec. 51.016. SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES. (a) In this
12	12	section, "sexually oriented business" has the meaning assigned by
13	13	Section 243.002, Local Government Code.
14	14	(b) A sexually oriented business may not employ an
15	15	individual younger than 18 years of age.
16	16	(c) A sexually oriented business shall maintain at the
17	17	business a record that contains a copy of a valid proof of
18	18	identification of each employee or independent contractor working
19	19	at the premises of the business.
20	20	(d) A proof of identification satisfies the requirements of
21	21	Subsection (c) if the identification:
22	22	(1) contains a physical description and photograph
23	23	consistent with the person's appearance;
24	24	(2) contains the date of birth of the person; and
25	25	(3) was issued by a government agency.
26	26	(e) The form of identification under Subsection (c) may
27	27	include:
28	28	(1) a driver's license issued by this state or another
29	29	state;
30	30	(2) a passport; or
31	31	(3) an identification card issued by this or another
32	32	state or the federal government.
33	33	(f) A sexually oriented business shall maintain a record
34	34	under this section for at least two years after the date the
35	35	employee or independent contractor ends employment with or a
36	36	contractual obligation to the business.
37	37	(g) The requirements of Subsections (c) and (f) do not apply
38	38	with regard to an independent contractor who contracts with a
39	39	sexually oriented business solely to perform repair, maintenance,
40	40	or construction services at the business.
41	41	(h) The commission, the attorney general, or a local law
42	42	enforcement agency may inspect a record maintained under this
43	43	section if there is good reason to believe that an individual
44	44	younger than 18 years of age is employed or has been employed by the
45	45	sexually oriented business within the two years preceding the date
46	46	of the inspection.
47	47	(i) A person commits an offense if the person:
48	48	(1) fails to maintain a record as required by this
49	49	section; or
50	50	(2) knowingly or intentionally hinders an inspection
51	51	authorized under Subsection (h).
52	52	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
53	53	______________________________ ______________________________
54	54	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
55	55	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 707 passed the Senate on
56	56	April 9, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Secretary of the Senate
59	59	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 707 passed the House on
60	60	May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, one present
61	61	not voting.
62	62	______________________________
63	63	Chief Clerk of the House
64	64	Approved:
65	65	______________________________
66	66	Date
67	67	______________________________
68	68	Governor