N.Y. General City Law Section 18-B
Admission of children to theatres


The local legislative body of any city by a majority vote may provide by local law, subject to the provisions of this section, for the licensing of theatres in such city wherein there shall be exhibited those films which have been licensed by the education department of the state of New York to admit children over the age of eight years and under the age of sixteen years, unaccompanied by a parent or guardian or other adult person. No child under the age of sixteen years shall be admitted to any theatre unaccompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult person, unless such theatre is licensed pursuant to and complies with the terms of a local law adopted pursuant to this section. Any such local law, and every license issued thereunder, shall require:

1.

That a separate section of seats shall be set aside on the main or orchestra floor by the owner, operator, or management of such theatre and used exclusively for children, to which adults shall not be admitted. Such section of seats shall be specified in the license, but provision may be made therein for varying the size of such section at different periods of time.

2.

A seat in such section shall be provided for every such child admitted to the theatre.

3.

Such children shall not be admitted to such a theatre during the time when their school classes within the city are in session.

4.

One matron and such other assistants as may be specified in such local law, shall be provided by such owner, operator, or management of such theatre for the supervision of such children. Such matron shall be licensed by such a city and the license fee, not exceeding two dollars, shall be paid by such owner, operator, or management of such theatre. Such local law may provide other and additional conditions or limitations but such conditions or limitations shall not require any additional approval of and shall not prohibit the exhibition of any motion picture film duly licensed by the education department of the state of New York. Such a local law may provide for the enforcement thereof, and may prescribe penalties for violations thereof or of licenses issued thereunder. The admission of a child between eight and sixteen years of age to a theatre licensed under authority of a local law adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section, where such theatre complies with the terms of this section and of the license, shall not be deemed a violation of the provisions of section 260.20 of the penal law.

Source: Section 18-B — Admission of children to theatres, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GCT/18-B (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 18-B’s source at nysenate​.gov

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