Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

E. The Police Chief may require the applicant, if an individual, or the designated responsible managing officer
if the applicant is a partnership or corporation, to appear in person at the Police Department in order to be
photographed and fingerprinted.
F. When any change occurs regarding the written information submitted to the Police Chief pursuant to Section
9.39.060, the applicant or permit holder, as the case may be, shall give written notification of such change to the
Police Chief within twenty-four (24) hours after such change.
G. The Police Chief, or his representative, shall, within sixty (60) days after the date of the filing of the
application, render a written decision, as to approval or denial of the application for the permit or renewal thereof.
H. The Police Chief shall grant the permit, or renewal thereof, only if he finds that all of the following
requirements have been met:
(1) The required fees have been paid;
(2) The application conforms in all respects to the provisions of this chapter;
(3) The applicant has not knowingly made a material misrepresentation of fact in the application;
(4) The applicant, if an individual; or any of the directors, officers, or stockholders holding more than five
percent (5%) of the stock of the corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, the holder of any lien
of any nature or profit interest holder, manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the existing or
proposed escort bureau or introductory service; or an individual employed or contracted with to be an escort or to
provide escort services; has not been convicted or found guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction by final judgment
within the last five years of an offense involving:
(a) prostitution, pimping or pandering;
(b) the presentation, exhibition or performance of an obscene production, motion picture or play;
(c) lewd conduct;
(d) larceny or extortion; or
(e) the use of force and violence upon another person.
(5) The escort bureau or introductory service, as proposed by the applicant, would comply with all
applicable City of Santa Barbara, county and state laws, including but not limited to health, zoning, fire and safety
requirements and standards; and
(6) The applicant, manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business is at least
eighteen (18) years of age.
I. If the Police Chief does not find that all of the requirements set forth in Subsection H of Section 9.39.060
have been met, he shall deny application for the permit or renewal thereof. In the event the application for the permit
or renewal thereof is denied by the Police Chief, written notice of such denial shall be given to the applicant,
specifying the ground or grounds of such denial. Notice of denial of the application for the permit, or renewal
thereof, shall be deemed to have been served if in fact it is personally served on the applicant or when deposited in the
United States mail with the postage prepaid and addressed to the applicant at an address set forth in the application
for the permit or renewal thereof. Any applicant whose application for an Escort Bureau or Introductory Service
Permit, or renewal thereof, has been denied by the Police Chief, may appeal such denial to the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners. (Ord. 4127, 1981.)
9.39.070 Employment and Activities of Escorts.
A. No holder of an Escort Bureau or Introductory Service Permit shall employ as an escort any person under
eighteen (18) years of age.
B. No holder of an Escort Bureau or Introductory Service Permit shall furnish any escort or introductory service
to, or accept employment from any patron, customer or person to be escorted, who is under eighteen (18) years of
age, except at the special instance and request of a parent, guardian or other person in lawful custody of the person
upon whose behalf the escort or introductory service is engaged. (Ord. 4127, 1981.)
9.39.080 Escorts, Permit Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to act as an escort unless there has been provided to such person a valid permit,
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Such permit shall be issued to the address of the employer of the escort,
who must in turn also hold a valid Escort Bureau or Introductory Service Permit issued by the City of Santa Barbara
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 4127, 1981.)
9.39.090 Permit Identification Card.
Each escort permit holder shall be issued an identification card which will also serve as an Escort Permit. The
permit holder shall carry such card upon his or her person when acting as an escort and produce the same for
inspection upon request. Each permit holder shall immediately surrender, to the Police Chief, any Escort Permit
issued by the City of Santa Barbara upon the suspension, revocation, or expiration of such permit, or upon leaving
employment as an escort. (Ord. 4127, 1981.)
213-3 rev. 12/31/02