Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

9.39.100 Escort Permit; Renewal Application.
A. Any person desiring to obtain a permit, or renewal of an existing permit, to act as an escort, shall make
application to the Police Chief or his designated representative. Prior to submitting such application for a permit or
renewal of a permit, a nonrefundable fee shall be paid to the Finance Department. The Finance Department shall
issue a receipt showing that such permit application or renewal fee has been paid. The receipt, or a copy thereof,
shall be supplied to the Police Chief at the time such application is filed. Permit fees required under this chapter shall
be in addition to any license, permit or fee required under any other section of this Code.
B. Neither the filing of an application for a permit, or renewal thereof, nor the payment of an application or
renewal fee, shall authorize a person to act as an escort until such permit has been granted or renewed.
C. Each applicant for an Escort Permit, or renewal thereof, shall furnish the information required by Subsections
C (1) through (12) of Section 9.39.060 and shall, in addition, furnish the following information:
(1) Satisfactory evidence that the applicant is employed, or has been offered employment, by an escort
bureau or introductory service holding a valid permit issued by the City of Santa Barbara, including the name and
address of the employer or prospective employer and the fact that such employment or continued employment is
contingent upon the issuance of said permit; and
(2) Such other identification and information as the Police Chief may reasonably require.
D. The Police Chief may require the applicant to appear in person at the Police Department in order to be
photographed and fingerprinted.
E. The Police Chief, or his representative, shall, within sixty (60) days after the date of the filing of the
application, render a written approval or denial of the application for the permit or renewal thereof.
F. The Police Chief shall grant the permit, or renewal thereof, only if he finds that all of the requirements of
Subsections H (1) through (3) of Section 9.39.060 have been met, and, in addition, if he finds that the following
additional requirements have been met:
(1) The applicant has not had an Escort Bureau, Introductory Service or Escort Permit or other similar
license or permit denied or suspended or revoked for cause by the City of Santa Barbara or any other city or county
located in or out of this state within the one (1) year immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application;
(2) The applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(3) The applicant has not been convicted or found guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction by final
judgment within the last five (5) years of any offense referred to in Subsection H(4) of Section 9.39.060.
G. If the Police Chief does not find that all of the requirements set forth in Subsection F of this Section 9.39.100
have been met, he shall deny the 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 it in fact is personally served on
the applicant or when deposited in the United States mail with postage prepaid and addressed to the applicant at an
address as set forth in the application for an Escort Permit, or renewal thereof. Any applicant whose application for
an Escort Permit or renewal thereof has been denied by the Police Chief, may appeal such denial to the Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners.
H. When any change occurs regarding the written information required by Subsection (c) of this Section
9.39.100, 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. (Ord. 4127, 1981.)
9.39.110 Prohibited Activities.
No holder of an Escort Permit shall escort, offer to escort or perform any activity described in this chapter to any
person under eighteen (18) 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 or introductory service is engaged. (Ord. 4127,
1981.)
9.39.120 Sale or Transfer.
Upon the sale or transfer of any interest in an escort bureau or introductory service, the permit shall immediately
become null and void. A new application shall be made by any person, firm or entity desiring to own or operate the
escort bureau or introductory service. A fee as established by resolution of City Council shall be payable for each
such application. Any application involving the sale or other transfer of any interest in an existing escort bureau or
introductory service, as well as any permit which may there-after be granted, shall be subject to the provisions of this
chapter. (Ord. 4127, 1981.)
213-4 rev. 12/31/02