Johnson County, KS Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- License authority
- County clerk, approved by county commission
- Spacing rule
- 1,000 ft from school/church/day care
- Spacing rule
- 1,000 ft from another adult business
- Business license fee
- $250 per year
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Johnson County requires a county-issued license for any adult entertainment business and bars locations within 1,000 feet of schools, churches, day cares, or another licensed adult business.
The applicant's premises is located within 1,000 feet of any other adult entertainment enterprise for which there is a license issued. Measurements shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point on the property line of the applicant's enterprise to the nearest point on the property line of such other adult entertainment business.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Resolutions: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
Unincorporated Johnson County requires a separate adult entertainment business license from the county clerk, plus individual licenses for every manager, entertainer, and server. The board of county commissioners denies a license if the premises sits within 1,000 feet of a school, church, or licensed child care center, measured property line to property line, or within 1,000 feet of another licensed adult entertainment business. The sheriff's office runs a background investigation and fingerprints applicants before the board acts.
Violations & Fines
Operating, working, or hiring at an unlicensed adult entertainment business is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $250 to $1,000, up to six months in county jail, or both, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a new adult entertainment business open next to an existing one?
Who investigates adult entertainment license applications?
Sources & Official References
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