Sec. 86-406. Issuance, denial.
(a) If, after investigation, the licensing administrator finds, in addition to the findings required by section 86-35, that:
(1) The individual applicant, or each of the officers, directors, managers, partners, members, and/or principal owners of the applicant are 21 years of age or older;
(2) The individual applicant, or each of the officers, directors, managers, partners, members, and/or principal owners of the applicant are of good moral character;
(3) The applicant neither employs, nor is assisted or financed in whole or in part by, any other person who is not of good moral character;
(4) Neither the individual applicant, nor any officer, director, manager, partner, member, and/or principal owner of the applicant have been convicted of a specified criminal act within the time periods specified in subsection (d) of this section;
(5) The applicant neither employs, nor is assisted or financed in whole or in part by, any other person who has been convicted of a specified criminal act within the time periods specified in subsection (d) of this section; and
(6) None of the individuals required to be listed in the license application is employed as a sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or prosecuting officer, or is an employee or inspector of the City,
then he or she shall, within 60 days following receipt of the license application, issue an escort bureau license to the applicant for use at the location identified in the license application as the situs of the business.
(b) If, after investigation, the licensing administrator finds, in addition to the findings required by section 86-35, that:
(1) The applicant is 21 years of age or older;
(2) The applicant is of good moral character; and
(3) The applicant has not been convicted of a specified criminal act within the time periods specified in subsection (d) of this section,
then he or she shall, within 60 days following receipt of the license application, issue an escort or escort bureau runner license to the applicant.
(c) For purposes of determining good moral character, the licensing administrator may consider the criminal record of all applicants, including, but not limited to, any conviction or guilty plea to a charge based on acts of dishonesty, fraud, deceit, sexual misconduct, or prostitution-related misconduct of any kind, whether or not the acts were committed in this state.
(d) A conviction for a specified criminal act shall serve as a bar to the issuance of any license under this division if:
(1) Less than five years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release from confinement, whichever is the later date, if the conviction is of a misdemeanor offense;
(2) Less than ten years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release from confinement, whichever is the later date, if the conviction is of a felony offense; or
(3) Less than ten years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release from confinement, whichever is the later date, if the convictions are of two or more misdemeanors.
(e) If the licensing administrator finds that the applicant does not meet all of the requirements set forth in this article for issuance of an escort bureau, escort, or escort bureau runner license, he or she shall deny the license. The licensing administrator shall notify the applicant of his or her decision and the reasons therefor in writing within 60 days following receipt of the license application. (Ord. No. 98-86, § 14, 11-30-1998)