As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ESCORT
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 or agrees to privately
model lingerie, perform a striptease or perform in a nude or seminude
state for another person or persons.
[Amended 10-14-2013 by Ord. No. 5-2013]
ESCORT SERVICE
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 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 or agrees to privately model lingerie,
perform a striptease or perform in a nude or seminude state for another
person or persons.
[Amended 10-14-2013 by Ord. No. 5-2013]
PERSON
A natural person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation
or association, excepting the United States of America, the State
of Wisconsin, and any political subdivision thereof.
This chapter does not apply to businesses, agencies and persons
licensed by the State of Wisconsin or the Village pursuant to a specific
statute or ordinance and employees employed by a business so licensed,
and who perform an escort or an escort service function as a service
merely incidental to the primary function of such profession, employment
or business, and who do not hold themselves out to the public as an
escort or an escort service.
[Amended 10-14-2013 by Ord. No. 5-2013]
A. No escort service shall be operated or provide service in the Village
of Kimberly without first obtaining a license to operate issued by
the Village of Kimberly.
B. No person shall escort in the Village of Kimberly unless employed
by an escort service licensed by the Village and properly registered
pursuant to this chapter.
C. Any person, partnership or corporation who or which desires to operate
or provide services from more than one location must have a license
for each location.
D. No license or interest in a license may be transferred to any person,
partnership or corporation.
E. No person may advertise indicating that an escort service is available
in the Village of Kimberly unless that service possesses a valid license.
No escort service may, in any manner, advertise its services as licensed
by the Village of Kimberly.
F. No escort service shall provide a person with the actual services of an escort at its establishment address, except when the escort service has met the standards and requirements of adult establishments and is in possession of a special exception permit as required in §
258-2 of this Code.
To receive a license to operate an escort service, an applicant
must meet the following standards.
A. If the applicant is an individual:
(1) The applicant must be at least 18 years of age.
(2) Subject to Ch. 111, Wis. Stats., the applicant shall not have been
convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony or any crime involving
moral turpitude, prostitution, obscenity or other crime of a sexual
nature in any jurisdiction within five years immediately preceding
the date of application.
(3) The applicant shall not have been found to have previously violated
this chapter within five years immediately preceding the date of the
application.
B. If the applicant is a corporation:
(1) All officers, directors and others required to be named under §
258-4B shall be at least 18 years of age.
(2) Subject to Ch. 111, Wis. Stats., no officer, director or other person required to be named under §
258-4B shall have been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, prostitution, obscenity or other crime of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within five years immediately preceding the date of the application.
(3) No officer, director, or other person required to be named under
§ 458-4B shall have been found to have previously violated
this chapter within five years immediately preceding the date of the
application.
C. If the applicant is a partnership, joint venture, or any other type
of organization where two or more persons have a financial interest:
(1) All persons having a financial interest in the partnership, joint
venture, or any other type of organization shall be at least 18 years
of age.
(2) No persons having a financial interest in the partnership, joint
venture, or other type of organization shall, subject to Ch. 111,
Wis. Stats, have been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a
felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, prostitution, obscenity
or other crime of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within five
years immediately preceding the date of the application.
(3) No person having a financial interest in the partnership, joint venture,
or other type of organization shall have been found to have violated
any provision of this chapter within five years immediately preceding
the date of application.
D. No license shall be issued unless the Fox Valley Metro Police Department
has investigated the applicant's qualifications to be licensed.
E. A license fee of $100 shall be submitted with the application for
a license.