Ohio Statutes

§ 2907.40 — Illegally operating sexually oriented business

Ohio § 2907.40
JurisdictionOhio
Title 29Crimes-Procedure
Ch. 2907Sex Offenses

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2907.40 (2026).

Text

(A)As used in this section:
(1)"Adult bookstore" or "adult video store" means a commercial establishment that has as a significant or substantial portion of its stock in trade or inventory in, derives a significant or substantial portion of its revenues from, devotes a significant or substantial portion of its interior business or advertising to, or maintains a substantial section of its sales or display space for the sale or rental, for any form of consideration, of books, magazines, periodicals, or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, compact discs, slides, or other visual representations, that are characterized by their emphasis upon the exhibition or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
(2)"A

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Related

84 Video/newsstand, Inc. v. Thomas Sartini
455 F. App'x 541 (Sixth Circuit, 2011)
10 case citations

Legislative History

Effective: September 11, 2008 | Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 183 - 127th General Assembly

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