"Escort bureau" means any business or agency which, for a fee, commission, hire, reward or profit, furnishes, or offers to furnish escorts or persons who, for hire or reward, accompany others to or about social affairs, entertainments or places of amusement, or who consort with others, for hire or reward, about any place of public resort or within any private quarters.
(Prior code § 6-1600)
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Every person engaging in the business of an escort bureau shall pay a license fee of fifty dollars per year or on gross receipts basis, whichever is greater.
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Every person employed as an escort in an escort bureau shall pay a license fee of two dollars per year.
(Prior code § 6-1601.; Ord. 1592 § 38, 1995)
Application for such license shall be under oath and shall contain the following information:
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The name of applicant and a complete statement regarding any and all true and fictitious names used by the applicant within five years immediately prior to the date of filing the application;
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The residence address and telephone number of the applicant;
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The age, date and place of birth of the applicant;
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The place or places where applicant will engage in his business, calling or employment;
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The nature and place of applicant's business or employment within five years immediately prior to the date of filing the application;
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A photograph of the applicant taken within sixty days immediately prior to the date of filing the application, which picture shall be two inches by two inches, showing the head and shoulders in a clear and distinguishing manner;
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The finger and thumb prints of the applicant, to be taken by the police department of the city;
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The names of at least two reliable property owners of the county, who will certify as to the applicant's good character and/or business responsibility; or, in lieu of the names of such references, such other available evidence as to the good character and/or business responsibility of the applicant as will enable an investigator to properly evaluate such character and/or business responsibility;
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A statement that applicant has never been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or a felony; if any such crime has been committed by applicant, a complete statement of the nature of such crime and the place and date of conviction.
(Prior code § 6-1603)
Each application for a permit must state the names and addresses of all escorts intended to be employed by the applicant, and, if a permit is granted, the permittee must notify the chief of police in writing, within twenty-four hours, of any change in personnel with regard to escorts. All such escorts shall be registered by the chief of police; provided, however, that no escort shall be registered unless there is furnished to the chief of police satisfactory evidence of the good moral character of such escort. The registration of any escort may be canceled for cause by the chief of police and thereafter no escort bureau shall employ, engage or deal with such escort. Any escort who has had his registration canceled by the chief of police may appeal to the council from such decision in the manner provided in Section 5.16.010 of this code.
(Prior code § 6-1604)
A record shall be kept by each permittee showing every transaction whereby any escort is employed, furnished or arranged for on behalf of any patron or customer, the date and approximate hour of the transaction, the name, address and telephone number of the patron or customer, the name of each escort involved and such other information as the chief of police may reasonably require by rule or regulation. Such record shall be kept available and open to the inspection of any police officer at any time during business hours and shall be presented before the chief of police at any time upon written request therefor.
(Prior code § 6-1605)
In addition to the grounds for revocation contained in Section 5.16.020 of this code, any permit to engage in the business of an escort bureau may be revoked upon any of the following grounds:
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That the permittee has, in the course of said business, committed, or caused, permitted, encouraged or condoned the commission of any act in violation of this chapter, or any lewd and immoral act, or any act of prostitution;
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That the business has been conducted, in whole or in part, as a subterfuge to facilitate the conduct of any unlawful or immoral business or practice.
(Prior code § 6-1606)
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No permittee under the provisions of this chapter shall employ, as an escort, any person under twenty-one years of age;
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No permittee under this chapter shall furnish any escort to, or accept employment from any patron, customer or person to be escorted who is under twenty-one years of age, except at the special instance and request of the parent, guardian or other person in lawful custody of the person on whose behalf the escort service is engaged.
(Prior code § 6-1607)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the lawful business of any employment agency licensed under the laws of the state.
(Prior code § 6-1608)