(a) It shall be unlawful for an owner, manager, operator, procurer, employee or independent contractor of an adult entertainment establishment to knowingly admit or allow to remain on the premises of such establishment an individual under the age of 18 years.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be fined in the amount of $1,000 for the first conviction, and in the amount of $5,000 for each subsequent conviction.
(c) It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the minor presented to the accused identification, with a photograph of such minor affixed thereon, which identification sets forth information which would lead a reasonable person to believe such individual was 18 years of age or older.
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.