As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ESCORT
Includes any person who, for a fee, commission, salary, hire,
profit, payment or other monetary consideration accompanies or offers
to accompany another person to or about social affairs, entertainments
or places of amusement or consorts with another person about any place
of public resort or within any private quarters.
ESCORT SERVICE
Includes service provided by any person who, for a fee, commission,
salary, hire, profit, payment or other monetary consideration, furnishes
or offers to furnish names of persons, or who introduces, furnishes
or arranges for persons who may accompany, other persons to or about
social affairs, entertainments or places of amusement, or who may
consort with others about any place of public resort or within any
private quarters.
OPERATOR
Any person, partnership, corporation or other organization
operating, conducting, maintaining or owning any escort service.
This chapter does not apply to businesses, agencies and persons
licensed by the state or the City pursuant to a specific statute or
ordinance, and employees employed by a business so licensed, and which
perform an escort or an escort service function as a service merely
incidental to the primary function of such profession, employment
or business and which do not hold themselves out to the public as
an escort or an escort service.
The Council shall issue an escort service license if, upon recommendation
by the committee of the whole, it finds that:
A. The required fee has been paid;
B. The application conforms in all respects to this chapter;
C. The applicant has not knowingly made a material misstatement or provided
false information in the application;
D. The applicant has fully cooperated in the investigation of his/her
application;
E. The escort service, as proposed by the applicant, would comply with
all applicable laws, including but not limited to, the City's
Building and Zoning Codes;
F. The applicant has not had an escort service license or permit or
other similar license or permit revoked or suspended in this state
or any other state within three years prior to the date of application;
G. The applicant, if an individual; any of the stockholders holding
5% or more of the stock or beneficial ownership of the corporation;
and any officers, agents or directors, if the applicant is a corporation;
or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant
is a partnership or its members if the applicant is a limited liability
company, does not, at the time of application, have pending any criminal
charge for, or within five years prior to the date of application
has not been convicted of, any offense involving dishonesty, fraud,
deceit, robbery, the use or threatened use of force or violence upon
the person of another, or sexual immorality under Ch. 944, Wis. Stats.,
as amended, or other offenses subject to § 111.335, Wis.
Stats., as amended;
H. The applicant, if a corporation, is licensed to do business and is
in good standing in the state; and
I. All individual applicants; all stockholders holding 5% or more of
the stock or beneficial ownership, directors and officers, if the
application is a corporation; all members if the applicant is a limited
liability company; and all partners, including limited partners, if
the applicant is a partnership, are at least 18 years of age.
The escort service license shall be displayed in a conspicuous
public place in the escort service's place of business.
The Council shall issue an escort license if, upon recommendation
by the committee of the whole, if finds that:
A. The required fee has been paid;
B. The application conforms in all respects to this chapter;
C. The applicant has not knowingly made a material misstatement or provided
false information in the application;
D. The applicant has fully cooperated in the investigation of his/her
application;
E. The applicant has not had an escort license or permit or other similar
license or permit revoked or suspended in this state or any other
state within three years prior to the date of the application;
F. The applicant does not, at the time of application, have pending
any criminal charge for, or within five years prior to the date of
application has not been convicted of, any offense involving dishonesty,
fraud, deceit, robbery, the use or threatened use of force or violence
upon the person of another, or sexual immorality under Ch. 944, Wis.
Stats., as amended, or other offenses subject to § 111.335,
Wis. Stats., as amended; and
G. The applicant is at least 18 years of age.
Any corporation or a limited liability company holding an escort
service license under this chapter shall report to the City Clerk,
in writing, within 15 days of the event described herein, any of the
following:
A. Any change of officers of the corporation; and
B. Any change in the membership of the board of directors of the corporation.
Upon the sale or transfer of any interest in an escort service,
the license shall be void. Any person desiring to continue to operate
an escort service following sale or transfer shall apply for a license.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who fails to obtain a license as required in this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to penalty as provided in §
1-18.