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Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," to prohibit the attendance of children under the age of six years old at certain movies shown at movie theatre establishments after 7:00 P.M., under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This lapsed bill would have prohibited adults from bringing children under age six to movie theaters after 7:00 p.m., unless the movie was rated G for general audiences. It also would have barred theaters from admitting children under six to those movies and allowed fines of up to $50 for violations.

File details

Status
LAPSED
Introduced
February 3, 2000
Sponsors
JFJames F. Kenney
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity,” is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND ACTIVITY.

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Chapter 10-300. Minors.

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Prohibition on Attendance of Children at Movies Shown After 7:00 P.M.

No adult shall bring a child under the age of six into a movie theatre to attend a movie after 7:00 P.M., unless that movie is raged “G” for general audiences.

No movie theatre establishment shall permit a child under the age of six to attend a movie after 7:00 P.M., unless that movie is rated “G” for general audiences.

Any adult or movie theatre establishment found in violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).

File history

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  1. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass