Whenever the number of patrons in a public dance hall is at least 100, then the public
dance hall shall have at least three security employees or contractors, at least one
of whom shall be a law-enforcement officer outside of the establishment, for every
200 patrons, and any portion thereof, dedicated to maintaining order in and around
the public dance hall. For purposes of this section, the term "law-enforcement officer"
has the meaning ascribed to that term by Code of Virginia, § 9.1-101. All other security
employees or contractors shall be "unarmed security officers" or "armed security officers"
as defined by Code of Virginia, § 9.1-138 validly registered with the State Department
of Criminal Justice Services as required by Code of Virginia, § 9.1-139. The permit
holder for the public dance hall shall be responsible for all costs associated with
fulfilling the security requirements of this section. The permit holder for the public
dance hall shall be responsible for ensuring the compliance of the public dance hall
with this section.
(Code 1993, § 3-73; Code 2004, § 6-124; Ord. No. 2010-113-159, § 1, 9-13-2010)
