[Dustin DePree] "So essentially any where you shoot on the street from LA, to Memphis to Vegas you should get permits?"
No not necessarily. In LA, yes... in Memphis, probably (I don't really remember, although I've shot in Memphis unpermitted before). As for points in between, it just depends on the place... and the rules and regs for the particular city/town/state/village you happen to be shooting in.
Some places are very strict about permitting... and very vigilant about enforcing them. Some have absolutely no rules or regs at all.
Some permitting is cheap, some is more expensive. I'm just pulling these numbers from memory, but if I recall correctly permitting for shooting in Vegas was quite cheap,
except for shooting in the Fremont Street area. There I think it's about $250, if memory serves (but it's been a while). Other cities have varying scales, too. In San Francisco it's pretty cheap to shoot in, say, Alamo Square... but shooting near the airport will be a few hundred bucks ($400 minimum and going up depending on crew size, if I recall).
You'll have to find out case by case. And this is not one of those situations where it's better to "ask forgiveness later rather than permission first." That usually won't fly.
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