Permit or license required.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 881-1
in effectSec. 881-1. - Permit or license required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold any dance, or to own, operate or allow the operation of any building or premises in the city where dancing is indulged in or permitted, and where music is performed live or reproduced by any type of electronic or mechanical device, without first obtaining a dance permit or annual dance license therefor from the license administrator. Whenever a dance requiring a permit or annual license is held on premises not owned or leased for a term of one (1) year or more by the person holding the dance, the owner or lessee of the property and the person holding the dance must each first obtain a permit or annual license.
(G.O. 81, 1997, § 1; G.O. 48, 2007, § 1; G.O. 63, 2009, § 138)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH881DAPELI_S881-1PELIREFetched: 10/27/2026
