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Sec. 14-178. Definitions

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-178 (2026)

Sec. 14-178. DefinitionsCopy Citation

(a)
High risk sexual conduct means:
(1)
Fellatio;
(2)
Anal intercourse;
(3)
Vaginal intercourse.
(b)
Hazardous site means any commercial premises, building or structure, or any part thereof, which is a site of high risk sexual conduct.
(c)
Booths, stalls, or partitioned portions of a room or individual rooms means:
(1)
Enclosures specifically offered to persons for a fee or as a place to perform high risk sexual conduct; or
(2)
Enclosures which are part of a business operated on the premises which offers movies or other entertainment to be viewed within the enclosure, including enclosures wherein movies or other entertainment is dispensed for a fee. Booths, stalls, or partitioned portions of a room or individual rooms does not mean enclosures which are private offices used by the owners, managers, or persons employed on the premises for attending to the tasks of their employment, and which are not held out to the public for hire or for a fee or for the purpose of viewing movies or other entertainment for a fee, and are not open to any persons other than employees.
(d)
Doors, curtains, or portal partitions means full, complete, nontransparent closure devices through which one cannot see or view activity taking place within the enclosure.
(e)
Open to an adjacent public room so that the area inside is visible to persons in the adjacent public room means either the absence of any door, curtain, or portal partition or a door or other device which is made of clear, transparent material meeting building code and safety standards, which permits the activity inside the enclosure to be viewed or seen by persons outside the enclosure.