(a) The Commission shall refuse to issue a license to any applicant, and shall revoke any license for the operation of an adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment, for any of the following reasons:
(1) An intentional misrepresentation or omission of any material fact required to be filed pursuant to this chapter;
(2) A transfer of a license in violation of § 1608(a) or § 1610(a) of this title; or the failure to comply with § 1622 or § 1623 of this title;
(3) A conviction of the licensee for any of the following offenses, including conspiracy to commit any of the following offenses:
(4) A conviction of any director, officer, principal stockholder, manager, procurer, employee or independent contractor of the licensee or of a partner associated with the licensee for any of the following offenses, including conspiracy to commit any of the following offenses:
(5) A conviction of any director, officer, principal stockholder, manager, procurer, employee or independent contractor of the licensee, or of a partner associated with the licensee, for any of the following offenses, including conspiracy to commit any of the following offenses:
(b) The person or persons responsible for any intentional misrepresentation or omission of any material fact required to be filed pursuant to this chapter shall be fined $1,000, imprisoned for 30 days, or both. For the purpose of this subsection, a fact is deemed “material” when it could have affected the decision as to whether to grant or deny an application for license.
(c) The license for the operation of an adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment may be suspended by the Commission, for a period not to exceed 6 months, for any violation of this chapter not otherwise punishable by subsection (a) of this section, or § 1616 of this title.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 24 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 16. ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
Subchapter I. Adult Book Stores and Other Adult Entertainment Establishments
§ 1603. Commission on Adult Entertainment Establishments.
§ 1604. Duties and powers of Commission.
§ 1606. Adult entertainment license requirement.
§ 1608. Transferability of license.
§ 1609. Form and content of license.
§ 1610. License tied to physical location; prohibited activities.
§ 1612. Massagist license application.
§ 1615. Personal appearance required.
§ 1616. Grounds for denial of license.
§ 1617. Grounds for refusal to issue a license; suspension; revocation [Effective Jan. 1, 2023].
§ 1620. Criminal background checks of applicants and employees.
§ 1621. Records; inspection of records.
§ 1623. Applicability of chapter.
§ 1624. Inspections of massage establishments.
§ 1625. Rules and prohibitions relating to adult entertainment establishments.