O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 3-3-41 (2019)

Performance of actual or simulated sexual acts; use of artificial devices or inanimate objects; display of visual images of sexual acts or nudity

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(a) No person shall perform on licensed premises acts of or acts which constitute or simulate:

(1) Sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, or any sexual acts which are prohibited by law;

(2) The touching, caressing, or fondling of the breast, buttocks, anus, or genitals; or

(3) The displaying of any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola or the displaying of any portion of any person's pubic hair, anus, cleft of the buttocks, vulva, or genitals.

(b) No person shall use on licensed premises artificial devices or inanimate objects to perform, simulate, or depict any of the prohibited conduct or activities described in subsection (a) of this Code section.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to show, display, or exhibit, on licensed premises, any film, still picture, electronic reproduction, or any other visual reproduction or image of any act or conduct described in subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section.

History

(Code 1981, § 3-3-41, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 212, § 1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1989–1993 · leading case: S. J. T., Inc. v. Richmond Cnty., 430 S.E.2d 726 (Ga. 1993).
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S. J. T., Inc. v. Richmond Cnty., 430 S.E.2d 726 (Ga. 1993). · cites it 8× “The question here, therefore, is whether the ordinance is narrowly drawn to further the county's interest in preventing the illegal activity and other negative effects associated with adult entertainment establishments offering nude dancing and alcohol.”
Harris v. Ent. Sys., Inc., 386 S.E.2d 140 (Ga. 1989). · cites it 4× “OCGA § 3-3-41. The Act on its face, goes beyond merely prohibiting obscenity.”
Yarbrough v. City of Carrollton, 421 S.E.2d 72 (Ga. 1992). · cites it 4× “Sections D(3) and J(3) of the ordinances are virtually identical to OCGA § 3-3-41 (a) (3) which fell in Harris, supra.”
Harmon v. State, 423 S.E.2d 302 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “” The prohibited conduct under § 33-5-11 (5) includes certain sexual acts, the touching or caressing of particular body parts, and partial or total nudity.”
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