HB 1575-S.E - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/12/97)

     Provides that a person may not conduct, manage, or operate a live adult entertainment establishment unless the person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the jurisdiction to do so.

     Provides that an entertainer, employee, or manager may not knowingly work in or about, or knowingly perform a service or entertainment directly related to the operation of, an unlicensed live adult entertainment establishment.

     Provides that an entertainer may not perform in a live adult entertainment establishment unless the person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the jurisdiction to do so.

     Provides that a manager may not work in a live adult entertainment establishment unless the person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the jurisdiction to do so.

     Specifies the information to be furnished with an application for a license.

     Designates the types of activities which are prohibited.

     Designates penalties for violations of the act.

     Declares that the contents of an application for an entertainer's license and any additional information submitted by an applicant for an entertainer's license are confidential and are not subject to public disclosure under chapter 42.17 RCW.  Nothing in this subsection prohibits the exchange of information among government agencies for law enforcement of licensing purposes.