§ 30-668. Permits.

(a)

Required. Any individual working in an escort service as an independent contractor or as an employee shall first obtain a permit from the chief of police prior to beginning such work.

(b)

Application. Application for a permit as required in this section shall be addressed to the police chief. The applicant shall furnish the following information:

(1)

Name and address of the applicant.

(2)

Name and address of any person having previously employed the applicant for a space of six weeks or longer.

(3)

A record of any conviction for the violation of a federal or state law or municipal ordinance.

(c)

Fee. Escort service companies shall pay a $100.00 fee for a certificate of eligibility (application fee). Each individual working as an employee or independent contractor of an escort service, shall pay a $50.00 application fee. Application fees are to accompany the application for a permit. The annual/renewal fee of the permit itself is $2,000.00 for escort companies and $300.00 for each person working as an employee or independent contractor of such escort service company.

(d)

Fingerprinting. No person shall be granted an employee permit until such person has been fingerprinted by the department of police.

(e)

Grounds for nonissuance or revocation. No person shall be issued any employee permit who has, within five years of the date of proposed employment, been convicted of any felony, misdemeanor or ordinance violation involving sex-related, alcohol-related or drug-related offenses. The police chief shall have the authority to revoke an employee permit for violation of this subsection. The permit holder shall have the right to appeal the revocation to the license review board within ten days after the notice of revocation. After receiving the recommendation of the license review board, the mayor may revoke the permit.

(Code 1977, §§ 14-6118, 14-6119, 19-14.026; Ord. No. 1999-23, § 1, 2-9-99; Ord. No. 2000-7, §§ 4, 5, 2-15-00)