Persons under 18 permitted in adult dancehalls.

Charlotte City Code § 6-263

in effect

Sec. 6-263. - Persons under 18 permitted in adult dancehalls. An adult dancehall business shall be subject to the following: (1) A person under 16 years of age is permitted to remain on the premises of an adult dancehall until 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, and until 12:01 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday. A person under 16 years of age may remain on the premises of an adult dancehall after the hours stated in this subsection only if he is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or a person over 18 years of age authorized by the parent or guardian of such person to take the parent's or guardian's place. (2) A person 16 or 17 years of age is permitted to remain on the premises of an adult dancehall until 12:00 midnight on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, and until 2:30 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday. A person 16 or 17 years of age may remain on the premises of an adult dancehall after such hours only if he is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or a person over 18 years of age authorized by the parent or guardian of such person to take the parent's or guardian's place. (3) It shall be unlawful for a person to falsely represent himself to be a parent, a guardian, or a person authorized by a parent or guardian of another person under 18 years of age for the purpose of gaining the other person's admission into an adult dancehall in violation of the restrictions set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. (4) It shall be unlawful for a permittee, owner, operator, or employee of an adult dancehall to knowingly allow a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain upon the premises of an adult dancehall in violation of the restrictions set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. (5) If a permittee, owner, operator, or employee of an adult dancehall allows a person under 16 years of age to enter the premises, it shall be unlawful for such permittee, owner, operator, or employee to maintain or operate the premises without conspicuously posting a sign at each entrance to the business that clearly reads: "It is unlawful for a person under 16 years of age to remain on these premises after 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, and after 12:01 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday unless he or she is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or a person over 18 years of age authorized by the parent or guardian of such person to take the parent or guardian's place." (6) If a permittee, owner, operator, or employee allows a person 16 or 17 years of age to enter the premises, it shall be unlawful for such permittee, owner, operator, or employee to maintain or operate the premises without conspicuously posting a sign at each entrance to the business that clearly reads: "It is unlawful for a person 16 or 17 years of age to remain on these premises after 12:00 midnight on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, and after 2:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday unless he or she is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or a person over 18 years of age authorized by the parent or guardian of such person to take the parent or guardian's place." (Code 1985, § 6-169)

Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6BUTR_ARTIIIDABU_S6-263PEUN18PEADDAFetched: 10/27/2026