§ 10-220. Employees mingling with customers on licensed premises.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any employees of nightclubs or of lounges to dance or sit with customers in the premises or for any customer to be permitted to purchase food or drink for employees in these premises for the purpose of inducing, enticing, soliciting or procuring another to commit an act of prostitution or sodomy or any other unlawful act. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether this purpose is manifested are that the employee or customer is a known prostitute, pimp or sodomist. No arrest shall be made for a violation of this subsection unless the arresting officer first affords the employee or customer an opportunity to explain that conduct, and no one shall be convicted of violating this subsection if it appears at trial that the explanation given was true and disclosed a lawful purpose. For the purpose of this subsection, a known prostitute, pimp or sodomist is a person who, within one year prior to the date of arrest for violation of this subsection, has within the knowledge of the arresting officer been convicted of violating any section of this Code or other ordinance of the city or any law of any state defining and punishing acts of soliciting, committing or offering or agreeing to commit prostitution or sodomy.

(b)

Alcoholic beverages by the drink under this section shall only be served by employees of the licensee.

(Code 1977, § 14-2137)