APPENDIX II
REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WORKING GROUP
ON THE REGULATION OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
 
Ann Burkhart   John Laux
Associate Professor   Minneapolis Chief of Police
University of Minnesota   Minneapolis, Minnesota
Law School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honorable Kathleen A. Blatz   Sharon Sayles-Belton
Minnesota House of Representatives   Councilwoman
IR/Bloomington, Minnesota   Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honorable Terry M. Dempsey   Honorable Kathleen Vellenga
Minnesota House of Representatives   Minnesota House of Representatives
IR/New Ulm, Minnesota   DFL/St. Paul, Minnesota
Thomas L. Fabel   William Wilson
Lindquist & Vennum   Councilman
Minneapolis, Minnesota   St. Paul, Minnesota
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION   1
SUMMARY   3
IMPACTS OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES   6
Minneapolis Study   6
St. Paul   7
Indianapolis   8
Phoenix    9
Los Angeles    10
Concentration of Sexually Oriented Businesses Neighborhood Case Study   10
Testimony   12
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZED CRIME   14
PROSECUTORIAL AND REGULATORY ALTERNATIVES   20
OBSCENITY PROSECUTION   21
RECOMMENDATIONS   24
OTHER LEGAL REMEDIES   25
RICO/FORFEITURE   25
RECOMMENDATIONS   28
NUISANCE INJUNCTIONS   28
RECOMMENDATIONS   30
ZONING   30
Supreme Court Decisions   31
Standards and Need for Legal Zoning   35
Documentation to Support Zoning Ordinances   36
Availability of Locations for Sexually Oriented Businesses   37
Distance Requirements   39
Requiring Existing Businesses to Comply with New Zoning   40
RECOMMENDATIONS   41
LICENSING AND OTHER REGULATIONS   41
RECOMMENDATIONS   44
CONCLUSION   45