Section 24-423. Operators of motion-picture projecting machines

a. License
  required.   It   shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  operate  any
  motion-picture projecting apparatus or any  connection  thereof  in  any
  place of public assemblage or in any public or private building, whether
  used  for  shows or amusements or otherwise, unless he or she shall have
  been duly licensed by the commissioner of consumer affairs  as  provided
  in this section.
    b.  Rules  and regulations. The commissioner of consumer affairs shall
  make rules and  regulations  governing  the  issuance  of  licenses  and
  certificates pursuant to chapter one of title twenty of this code.
    c.  Legal  age.  An  applicant  for  license to operate motion-picture
  projecting apparatus must be at least 18 years of age.
    d. Issue of license and certificate;  fee.  If  the  applicant  proves
  himself or herself competent to operate motion-picture apparatus and its
  connections,  such  commissioner,  upon  prior payment of a fee of sixty
  dollars may, in his or her discretion, issue a license or cause it to be
  issued. Irrespective of the date of issue, such license shall expire  on
  December  thirty-first  of  the  year of issue, unless sooner revoked or
  suspended. A license may be renewed annually upon the payment of  a  fee
  of  thirty  dollars,  if  so  renewed  within the calendar year in which
  issued.
    e. Posting certificate. With  every  license  granted,  a  certificate
  shall be issued to the person obtaining the license, certifying that the
  person  named  therein  is  duly  authorized  to  operate motion-picture
  apparatus and its connections. The certificate shall be displayed  in  a
  conspicuous  place  in  the  room  in  which  the  licensee  operates  a
  motion-picture apparatus and its connections.
    f. Discipline. The license and certificate may be revoked or suspended
  at any time by the commissioner of consumer affairs in  accordance  with
  chapter one of title twenty of this code.
    g. Renewal of license. Every license, unless revoked or suspended, may
  be  renewed  by  the  commissioner  of  consumer  affairs  in his or her
  discretion, upon application at the end of the calendar  year  in  which
  issued. Such renewal may be with or without further examination as he or
  she  may  direct,  but  every application for renewal of license must be
  made within the thirty days previous to the expiration of such license.
    h. Unlicensed operators. It shall be unlawful to  employ  any  person,
  not  licensed  as provided in this section, or to permit such person, to
  operate any motion-picture apparatus, or any connections thereof, in any
  motion-picture theatre, open-air motion-picture theatre or  other  place
  where  motion  pictures  are exhibited, to which the public is admitted,
  with or without charge for admission.
    i. Violations. The commissioner of consumer affairs shall enforce  the
  provisions  of  this  section pursuant to chapter one of title twenty of
  this code and all of the remedies and penalties provided in such chapter
  shall apply to the violation of any of the provisions of this section.
 
    * NB Amended L.L. 69/85 § 22, language juxtaposed per Ch. 907/85 § 14