§ 8-11-12. PENALTY.  


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  • (A) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 Misdemeanor, and shall be subject to the penalty and multiple charging provisions set forth in Vol. I, § 1-1-11.
    (B) A licensee which is an enterprise shall be subject to the fine provided in A.R.S. § 13-803.
    (C) In addition to criminal penalties described herein, a sexually oriented business which operates without having obtained a license or is operating under an expired license shall constitute a public nuisance which may be abated by a suit for injunctive relief.
    (D) It is a defense to prosecution under Vol. I, § 8-11-3 that each item of descriptive printed, film or video material offered for sale or rental, taken as a whole, contains serious literary, artistic, political, religious or scientific value.
    (Am. Ord. 1296, passed 5-1-2007)