125.2833 Sign advertising sexually oriented business; prohibitions; limitations.
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125.2833 Sign advertising sexually oriented business; prohibitions; limitations.
Sec. 3.
(1)Beginning January 1, 2011, the owner or operator of any sexually oriented business shall not erect, construct, or maintain on the premises of that sexually oriented business a sign that advertises or identifies the sexually oriented business and is visible outdoors unless the sign meets the requirements of subsection (2).
(2)Subject to subsection (3), a sign authorized under subsection
(1)shall display only words or numbers, or both. The words on the sign shall not describe or relate to a specified sexual activity or to human genitals, pubic area, buttocks, anus, anal cleft, or female breasts.
(3)A sign authorized under subsection
(1)may display the sexually oriented business's or a credit card company's trademark if the trademark has been registered under the Lanham act, 15 USC 1051 to 1141n, or under 1969 PA 242, MCL 429.31 to 429.46.
History: 2010, Act 342 , Eff. Mar. 30, 2011