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Fla. Stat. § 787.30 — Employing persons under the age of 21 years in adult entertainment establishments prohibited

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 787: Kidnapping; Custody Offenses; Human Trafficking; And Related Offenses, Florida Statutes.

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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 787.30

Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.

Fla. Stat. § 787.30Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Adult entertainment establishment” has the same meaning as in s. 847.001.(b) “Nude” means the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttock with less than a fully opaque covering; or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of the nipple; or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state. A mother’s breastfeeding of her baby does not under any circumstance constitute nudity, regardless of whether the nipple is covered during or incidental to feeding. (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), an owner, a manager, an employee, or a contractor of an adult entertainment establishment who knowingly employs, contracts with, contracts with another person to employ, or otherwise permits a person younger than 21 years of age to perform or work in an adult entertainment establishment commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(b) An owner, a manager, an employee, or a contractor of an adult entertainment establishment who knowingly employs, contracts with, contracts with another person to employ, or otherwise permits a person younger than 21 years of age to perform or work while nude in an adult entertainment establishment commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (3) An owner, a manager, an employee, or a contractor of an adult entertainment establishment who permits a person to perform as an entertainer or work in any capacity for the establishment shall carefully check the person’s driver license or identification card issued by this state or another state of the United States, a passport, or a United States Uniformed Services identification card presented by the person and act in good faith and in reliance upon the representation and appearance of the person in the belief that the person is 21 years of age or older. (4) For purposes of this section, a person’s ignorance of another person’s age or a person’s misrepresentation of his or her age may not be raised as a defense in a prosecution for a violation of this section.

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Is employing persons under the age of 21 years in adult entertainment establishments prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

It depends on the circumstances: employing persons under the age of 21 years in adult entertainment establishments prohibited ranges from a Misdemeanor of the First Degree to a Felony of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 787.30.

Employing person under 21 to perform or work (not nude): Misdemeanor of the First Degree (Fla. Stat. § 787.30(2)(a)) · Employing person under 21 to perform or work while nude: Felony of the Second Degree (Fla. Stat. § 787.30(2)(b))

Which Florida statute covers employing persons under the age of 21 years in adult entertainment establishments prohibited?

Employing persons under the age of 21 years in adult entertainment establishments prohibited is governed by Fla. Stat. § 787.30 (Employing persons under the age of 21 years in adult entertainment establishments prohibited).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.