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§ 9.40.010 — Legislative purpose

Riverside Municipal Code (Supp. No. 33: codified through Ordinance No. 7776, enacted June 23, 2026) · Riverside Municipal Code § 9.40.010

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9.40.010 - Legislative purpose.

It is the purpose of this ordinance to regulate adult-oriented businesses in order to promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the citizens of the City. The provisions of this ordinance have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction in the content of any communicative materials, including adult-oriented materials. Similarly, it is not the intent nor effect of this ordinance to restrict or deny access by adults to adult-oriented materials protected by the First Amendment, or to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of adult-oriented entertainment to their intended market. Neither is it the intent nor effect of this ordinance to condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene material, nor to circumvent the enforcement of California Penal Code Section 313 relating to the distribution or exhibition of harmful matter to minors.

(Ord. 6545 § 2, 2000; Ord. 6494 § 2, 1999; Ord. 6309 § 2, 1996)