A. A licensee, manager or employee shall permit law enforcement officers, City Regulatory Licensing Inspections Officials, and any other federal, state, county or City agency in the performance of any function connected with the enforcement of this Article, normally and regularly conducted by such agency, to inspect the premises of a sexually oriented business for the purpose of: (1) ensuring compliance with this Article, or (2) inspecting the records required to be maintained pursuant to subsections 10-148(A) and (B), at any time the business premises are occupied or open for business.

B. The files and records required to be maintained pursuant to subsections 10-148(A) and (B) shall be made available for inspection on the business premises to any law enforcement officer of this State or City Regulatory Licensing Inspections Official upon demand. The adult cabaret may require the Law Enforcement Officer or Inspector to complete an inspection log with name, serial, badge or employee identification number, time, date, and purpose for the inspection.

C. The files and records required by subsections 10-148(A) and (B) shall be retained on the business premises of the adult cabaret for a period of two years from the last date of employment or hire.

D. It shall be unlawful for a licensee, manager or employee of a sexually oriented business to refuse to permit Law Enforcement Officers or City Regulatory Licensing Inspections Officials to inspect the videotapes of monitoring required to be made and maintained under Section 10-143(A)(19), to inspect the records required to be maintained pursuant to subsections 10-148(A) and (B), or to refuse to permit a law enforcement officer or any agency enumerated in subsection (A) of this section to inspect the premises at any time the premises are occupied or open for business.

E. The provisions of this section do not apply to areas of an adult motel that are currently being rented by a customer for use as a permanent or temporary habitation. (Ord. No. G-3671, § 2; Ord. No. G-3775, § 6; Ord. No. G-3876, § 5; Ord. No. G-4410, § 10, 2002; Ord. No. G-4622, § 9, 2004)