North Carolina General Statutes 14-202.11. Restrictions as to adult establishments
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 14-202.11
- Adult establishment: means an adult bookstore, adult motion picture theatre, adult mini motion picture theatre, or adult live entertainment business as defined in this section. See North Carolina General Statutes 14-202.10
- Adult mini motion picture theatre: means an enclosed building with viewing booths designed to hold patrons which is used for presenting motion pictures, a preponderance of which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas as defined in this section, for observation by patrons therein. See North Carolina General Statutes 14-202.10
- Sexually oriented devices: means without limitation any artificial or simulated specified anatomical area or other device or paraphernalia that is designed principally for specified sexual activities but shall not mean any contraceptive device. See North Carolina General Statutes 14-202.10
(a) No person shall permit any building, premises, structure, or other facility that contains any adult establishment to contain any other kind of adult establishment. No person shall permit any building, premises, structure, or other facility in which sexually oriented devices are sold, distributed, exhibited, or contained to contain any adult establishment.
(a1) No person shall permit the practice of massage and bodywork therapy, as defined in Article 36 of Chapter 90 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., in an adult establishment.
(b) No person shall permit any viewing booth in an adult mini motion picture theatre to be occupied by more than one person at any time.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preempt local government regulation of the location or operation of adult establishments or other sexually oriented businesses to the extent consistent with the constitutional protection afforded free speech. (1977, c. 987, s. 1; 1985, c. 731, s. 2; 1998-46, s. 5; 2017-151, s. 2(c).)