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Delaware Code Title 24. Professions and Occupations § 1616. Grounds for denial of license

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The Commission after a hearing shall issue a license for the operation of an adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment for every applicant who shall have satisfactorily completed and filed an application for license as required by this chapter and shall have paid the required fee, provided that the Commission may refuse to license an applicant if the Commission has substantial evidence that would reasonably support a belief that a substantial objection to the granting of the license has been presented by the community within which the license is to operate, or that the granting of such license is otherwise not in the public interest.  For the purposes of this subsection, the term “substantial objection” shall include:

(1) Any objection, or group of objections, presented to the Commission either individually or as a group, by persons who reside within the election district where the license is to operate and all contiguous election districts, sufficient to give the Commission reason to believe that a majority of the residents of the community within which the license is to operate oppose the issuance of the license;  or

(2) Any objection, or group of objections, presented to the Commission either individually or as a group, the content of which gives the Commission reason to believe the quality of life of the community within which the license is to operate will be adversely affected by the granting of the license.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 24. Professions and Occupations § 1616. Grounds for denial of license - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-24-professions-and-occupations/de-code-sect-24-1616/

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