Marysville, WA Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Business license
- adult cabaret/theater/drive-in
- Application fee
- $700, renewal $500/yr
- Worker license fee
- $20–$100
- Requires
- fingerprints + 5-yr criminal history
- Decision deadline
- 30 days
Summary
Marysville requires a city license before operating an adult cabaret, adult motion picture theater, or adult drive-in theater, plus separate licenses for every manager, entertainer, and security worker at the venue.
It is unlawful for any person to conduct, manage or operate any of the following businesses unless such person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the city to do so, obtained in the manner provided in this chapter: adult motion picture theater, adult drive-in theater, or adult cabaret.
(2) It is unlawful for any adult entertainer or manager to knowingly work in or about, or to knowingly perform any service or entertainment directly related to, the operation of an unlicensed adult cabaret.
(3) It is unlawful for any adult entertainer to perform in an adult cabaret unless such person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the city to do so.
(4) It is unlawful for any manager or assistant manager to work in an adult cabaret, adult motion picture theater, or adult drive-in theater unless such person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the city to do so.
(5) It is unlawful for any projectionist or usher to work in an adult drive-in theater or an adult motion picture theater unless such person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the city to do so.
(6) It is unlawful for any security personnel to work in an adult cabaret, adult drive-in theater or an adult motion picture theater unless such person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the city to do so. (Ord. 2070 § 3, 1996)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
It is unlawful in Marysville to conduct an adult motion picture theater, adult drive-in theater, or adult cabaret without a city license, and unlawful for any manager, entertainer, projectionist, usher, or security worker to work at one without their own individual license (§ 5.80.020). The business application costs $700 to file plus a $500 annual renewal, requires fingerprints, photographs, a five-year criminal history, and police, fire and community development sign-off before issuance, and must be decided within 30 days (§ 5.80.030). Worker licenses run $20 to $100 depending on the role (§§ 5.80.040, .050).
Violations & Fines
Operating or working at an unlicensed adult cabaret, theater, or drive-in violates § 5.80.020; the clerk can deny, suspend, or revoke a license for fraud in the application or other violations of the chapter (§§ 5.80.060, .070).
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