I totally realize that filming sex acts is only legal in CA. But if a billion dollar industry with money to spend on politicians, wanted to get things legal in NV, it would happen. The AHF would follow them their, but NV wouldn’t be so friendly to an industry which was making money in the State. Laws legalizing filming could be easily integrated into the existing laws already in place.

Concerning legalization in NV… people wouldn’t care. Nothing is surprising in NV. People wouldn’t walk down the street wondering if a porn shoot was going on.

Porn producers are getting permits to film. They’re paying money. I read about how the fees are onerous to small producers, but hey, I live in a small town in the middle of nowhere and small businesses – even the guy with one cab or one hot dog stand that operates downtown on the weekend – get permits. That’s the cost of starting up a business.

Along with the Section 2257 text, include the permit number. Once the scene is shot and edited, submit it to the health department, OSHA, or whatever agency is charged with enforcing the code to review. It’s not like someone has to watch the entire scene. At the first vaginal or anal penetration, there either is or isn’t a condom.

I think the bigger issues with this are going to be about hostile workplace, for the people who have to review this. There’s got to be some smart software guy who can create a program to do a digital review before a human has to look at it. But hey, Los Angeles decided to get into the porn business. It’s a dirty business. That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be regulated in some manner.

Not only do inspectors not need warrants, if the police show up for any number of infractions (parking, noise, nudity in plain sight and not-so-plain site) and, once there inside the location, just about any sort of probable cause will end in a search. Trust me. Been there, seen it. They’ll check IDs and run outstanding warrant checks on everyone there, check all personal belongings for drugs and other things… at that point, condoms are the least concern. They’ll arrest people, impound gear, cite people for anything they can think of. This kind of stuff hasn’t happened much in recent years but, not too long ago, it was commonplace enough. If the city wants to get tough, they can. If they want to use the condom law as one of their excuses to do so, they might. Obviously, keeping a low profile is advised, even if you have a permit. Not trying to sound like fear monger but going underground is certainly an option.

Jilted, filming porn in SF is legal. As long as you aren’t filming in public you don’t even need a permit. Film porn in Vegas and you risk being handcuffed by assholes in uniform, taken to a weird place called jail and getting to meet the five bubba club who will ream out a certain orifice on your posterior with certain appendages attached to their groin. Filming adult movies is a felony in all of Las Vegas as prostitution is illegal and filming sex for money is considered prostitution (and pandering for the director) there. On the flip side there is a cute jail guard there that I would love to fuck (the Las Vegas Jail was featured on TV for a couple of seasons — I have never actually been inside the facility). No thanks, Jilted — I would rather film in SF. I value my ass virginity.

I worked a streaming show for a couple of years, twice a week. We had a crew of 5 and usually the cast included 3 to 5 girls, plus 1 or 2 meat puppets. They moved the show because they were concerned they could be tracked by the ISP. It never occurred to anyone to use a proxy server I guess… you know, anyone being all the tech geeks.

@jimmyk Vegas would be ideal considering the housing market tanked, but it is slowly coming back. It would be an inexpensive move for the most part, but shooting isn’t legal there. Moving to avoid a violation like shooting without condoms wouldn’t be wise if the place you are moving to is another violation.

Why not just take the Ronald Reagan Freeway to Simi Valley? That’s out of LA County and like a 20 minute drive from Chatsworth.

I’m sure LA has the ability to do inspections. How will they know? My living room looks like 3 others that I know of. Change the throw rug, hang different paintings, and put a cover on the couch and viola. New room. You get a permit and they know where you are at. What if you don’t get the permit? They’ll only be able to really catch you if they do a walk-in.

If you have a permit, they don’t need a warrant to show up on a set. They never have.

How do they know its in LA? The film permit, issued by the county. But if they dont have a permit then maybe they can go onto that set without a warrant.

It the city/county, has the resources to inpect THOUSANDS of resturuants several times a year, the cost of inspecting a few porn companies is not going to make those inpections unlikely.

Now that condoms are the law, and not just an OSHA regulation, AGENTS are legally responsible to ensure that all laws are followed when they book a talent with a company, including the use of condoms, and the proper workers comp insurance.