Strip club dancer age restrictions advance in Senate
The Senate Criminal Justice panel advanced legislation that would bar anyone under 21 years of age from working in adult entertainment establishments, with the goal of stopping human trafficking and related exploitation.
Sen. Clay Yarborough’s measure (SB 1690) stipulates, after an amendment adopted in committee, that owners would be subject to first-degree misdemeanor charges regarding those under 21 working in the clubs.
If those under 21 dare to bare, the penalty is enhanced to a second-degree felony penalty for the proprietors.
The bill covers adult bookstores, adult theaters, special cabaret and unlicensed massage establishments, under the aegis of stopping “modern-day slavery,” the spo...
