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Fortune teller prompts debate over licensing

September 5, 2007 - 9:00 pm

Clark County attorneys plan to revisit their business licensing laws after a lengthy debate about whether fortune telling is a First Amendment right.

Until attorneys determine whether psychic arts are a form of free speech, commissioners on Tuesday granted fortune teller Debbie Marks a limited one-year business license to operate her shop at 900 E. Desert Inn Road.

Commissioners were reluctant to issue the license after Marks declined to meet with Las Vegas police detectives who were conducting an investigation into her reputation and character. Police also wanted to determine what stream of income is being used to fund the business.

The police interviews are routine for business owners opening a business that is not considered free speech.

Marks' attorney, Barry Fisher of Los Angeles, argued to commissioners that fortune telling is a form of free speech and therefore Marks should not have to subject herself to a police interview.

The commission granted the license to Marks on the condition she meets with police within the next 30 days.

Commissioner Chris Guinchigliani, who oversees the district where Marks plans to open her shop, agreed to host the meeting.

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