§ 19-396. Scienter required to prove violation or business licensee liability.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for the purposes of this article, an act
by an employee, entertainer, masseur or masseuse that constitutes grounds for suspension
or revocation of that person's permit shall be imputed to the adult business licensee
for purposes of finding a violation of this article, or for purposes of license denial,
suspension, or revocation, only if an officer, director, or general partner, or a
person who managed, supervised, or controlled the operation of the business premises,
knowingly allowed such act to occur on the premises, or if an officer, director, or
general partner, or a person who managed, supervised, or controlled the operation
of the business premises reasonably should have known that such act was occurring
or likely to occur on the premises.
