[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Paterson 12-18-1979
by Ord. No. 79-111 as Ch. 18, Art. 10, of the 1979 Revised
General Ordinances of Paterson; amended in its entirety at time of Code; see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
No retailer may display or permit to be displayed at his business premises
any obscene material, as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:34-3, at a height of less
than five (5) feet from the ground or without a binder or other covering placed
or printed on the front of the material displayed.
Public display of the obscene material shall constitute presumptive
evidence that the retailer knowingly made or permitted the display.
Any person convicted of violating this chapter shall be adjudged a petty
disorderly person and may be fined up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.), imprisoned
for up to ninety (90) days or sentenced to serve a period of community service
for not more than ninety (90) days, or any combination thereof.