Strip Club Laws by State

Ohio - 21 - Performers may only touch immediate family members??? So you're allowed to give HM to your dad, not your uncle?

That’s a great link. Ive never seen anll that info laid out like that.

Just going by my knowledge/experience of Ohio I wouldn't put much faith in the accuracy of that list.

1. clubs don't have to close by midnight.
2. Ohio originally passed a 6ft no touching buffer rule around 12 or so years back but basically it's not enforced. I'm not aware of an exception for family members, lol
3. I've met countless dancers under 21 in the past and recent years. So many that I seriously doubt that they're all breaking a law that I don't think exists.
4. I don't know if clubs need an adult entertainment permit but i'm 99% sure dancers don't need one.

Disclaimer, just my opinions, I don't discuss club legalities with workers or anyone else.

There are absolutely restrictions in GA depending on where you are. The Southside of ATL have many limits namely no VIP. The clubs there suck especially on dayshift.

PA has full nudity and touching, with or without booze varies by town/county

Agree with TheeOSU about Ohio not being accurate. Also Utah can't be accurate because it says full nudity is illegal and then says no alcohol is allowed at full nude clubs meaning nudity is legal, just not with alcohol.

GA is 21+ dancer minimum age in some cities but not others. It's not 21+ statewide like Florida passed in 2024.

I agree with this list not being entirely accurate.

My ATF is a travel dancer. She said the no touch;21+/closing time stuff in unenforced throughout the Midwest and South. Cali makes it too much like your a regular employee. East coast especially NY is kinda strict.

Three big variables: 1. A lot of state regulations can be tied to liquor laws, which means that no-alcohol clubs often have more lax regulations. NJ mongers, for example, know this, because nude dancing and stageside seating is only available in no-alcohol clubs; 2. There is quite often a layer of local regulation that is stricter than state regulations; 3. With the exception of regulations tied specifically to state liquor laws, most enforcement is relegated to the discretion of local law enforcement. So, even in the same state, some clubs are much more wide open than others.

New Hampshire has nothing listed except 18 min age. Restrictions None?

lawmakers. protecting us from ourselves.

I never understood the no alcohol/nude clubs policy in some states. Do they think we will take a long neck and stick it in their Coochie? OK, I would if they asked me to. 😜

My understanding is the no alcohol in fully nude clubs stems from the fact nudity is considered free speech and not by itself considered obscene. Cities and states can't outright ban nudity. But they can more tightly regulate anywhere with a liquor licence. Female toplessness is generally protected (anywhere a man could be shirtless) but exposing genitals is not.

@ JamesSD

That is the most accurate take on the topic. Usually alcohol is the leverage for most federal and state conflicts. Many states get federal assistance based on whether they maintain the 21 and older restrictions for alcohol purchases.

It was never about safety for Citizens, it is about creating a barrier of entry for establishments so that the federal government has additional tax revenue.

Personally, I don't care about alcohol in strip clubs. I can drink at home or at a bar. I go to strip clubs for the women. The alcohol is typically less than 10 percent of my investment, probably less if I find a hot dancer to spend time with.

Fuckin' puritans and the "book." Fucking up clubs since 1600.

local ordinance(s) and what LEO cares to enforce have way more influence. the status quo in central pa pales compared to western pa

At the since closed Oasis outside Atlanta, there were no permits, just ID check by the club. Over about 20 years I ran into several dancers that claimed to be in high school. They used fake or borrowed ID's.

Part of what did the club in was despite a very extensive bar, they never actually had a liquor license. When a city annexed them, all of a sudden that mattered.

Restrictions have much more to do with local laws and even more to do with whatever is going on in the local political/judicial climate at the time.

I know we've beaten the "red vs blue, which is better for strip clubs" to death, and it's a stalemate.

Blue RI good, Blue MA bad Red FL good, Red TX good, Red UT bad, Red OH bad

Yeah, the info on that site is an eye opener. We need site listing "ordinances enforced by county/municipality" to really know the lay of the land.

Dumb. And simplistic. A really great list would be the underground ckub nights and parties.