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Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS

Chapter 5.30 — SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES

Indian Wells Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Indian Wells

§ 5.30.010. Purpose and intent.

§ 5.30.020. Definitions.

§ 5.30.030. Establishment and classification of businesses regulated.

§ 5.30.040. Measurement of distance.

§ 5.30.050. Location of sexually oriented businesses.

§ 5.30.060. Regulation governing existing sexually oriented businesses.

§ 5.30.070. Injunction.

§ 5.30.080. Sexually oriented business permits—Purpose and intent.

§ 5.30.090. Permit required.

§ 5.30.100. Investigation and application.

§ 5.30.110. Issuance of permit.

§ 5.30.120. Annual permit fee.

§ 5.30.130. Inspection.

§ 5.30.140. Expiration of permit.

§ 5.30.150. Suspension of permit.

§ 5.30.160. Revocation of permit.

§ 5.30.170. Judicial review of permit denial, suspension or revocation.

§ 5.30.180. Transfer of permit.

§ 5.30.190. Sexually oriented business employee license.

§ 5.30.200. Regulations pertaining to exhibition of sexually explicit films or videos…

§ 5.30.210. Prohibitions regarding minors and sexually oriented businesses.

§ 5.30.230. Hours of operation.

§ 5.30.240. Nudity at sexually oriented businesses not offering for sale alcoholic…

§ 5.30.250. Additional criminal prohibitions for the operator of a sexually oriented…

§ 5.30.260. Exemptions.

§ 5.30.270. Criminal penalties and additional legal, equitable, and injunctive relief.

§ 5.30.290. Immunity from prosecution.

§ 5.30.300. Prohibition of distribution of sexual devices.

§ 5.30.310. Severability.

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