NEW LEGISLATION:  On June 8, 2011, Governor Markell signed Senate Bill 59 into law.  The new law requires applicants for permits from the Commission on Adult Entertainment Establishments to arrange for the Commission office to receive a criminal background check on each of the following persons associated with an adult entertainment establishment:

• all owners, directors, officers, partners, members and stockholders
• managers, employees and others working in the business
• independent contractors
• procurers of sexually-oriented material

COMMISSION FUNCTION: The Commission on Adult Entertainment Establishments (hereafter designated as "the Commission") regulates the licensing and operation of licensed adult entertainment establishments and adult-oriented retail businesses in Delaware. The Commission formulates rules and regulations; reviews all applications for licensure; maintains license records of all said license holders and establishment; refers written complaints from the public to the Division of Professional Regulation Investigative Unit for investigation; conducts hearings when charges are brought against a licensed individual or business; and imposes, after a hearing, penalties or sanctions for violations of the Commission's laws. (24 Del. C., Chapter 16)