EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Section 1. Chapter 207 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2 a new section to read as follows:

1-3 1. A person who knowingly:

1-4 (a) Prepares or prints an advertisement for;

1-5 (b) Advertises; or

1-6 (c) Allows, in his place of business, another person to advertise,

1-7 an entertainment by referral service that is operated by a person who is

1-8 not licensed or otherwise authorized by the appropriate authority to

1-9 operate the entertainment by referral service, is guilty of a misdemeanor

1-10 and shall be punished as set forth in subsection 3.

1-11 2. Inclusion in any display, handbill or publication of the address,

1-12 location or telephone number of an entertainment by referral service or

1-13 of identification of a means of transportation to such a service, or of

1-14 directions telling how to obtain any such information, constitutes prima

1-15 facie evidence of advertising for the purposes of this section.

2-1 3. A person who violates the provisions of this section shall be

2-2 punished:

2-3 (a) For the first offense within the immediately preceding 3 years, by

2-4 imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by a fine

2-5 of not more than $1,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

2-6 (b) For a second offense within the immediately preceding 3 years, by

2-7 imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 6

2-8 months, and by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000.

2-9 (c) For a third or subsequent offense within the immediately

2-10 preceding 3 years, by imprisonment in the county jail for 6 months, and

2-11 by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000.

2-12 4. As used in this section "entertainment by referral service" means a

2-13 business that sends or refers a natural person to a hotel or motel room,

2-14 home or other accommodation for a fee in response to a request to

2-15 entertain the person located in the hotel or motel room, home or other

2-16 accommodation.

2-17 Sec. 2. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses

2-18 that were committed before October 1, 1999.