The application for a massagist's permit shall contain the following information:
(A) The business address and all telephone numbers where massage is to be practiced.
(B) Name and current residence address, and all names, nicknames, and aliases by which the applicant has been known. If the applicant has lived at his or her current address for less than two years, then the applicant shall list each address he or she resided during the previous two years.
(C) Social Security number, driver's license number, and date of birth.
(D) Applicant's weight, height, color of hair and eyes, and sex.
(E) Written evidence that the applicant is at least 18 years of age.
(F) A complete statement of all convictions of the applicant for any felony or misdemeanor or violation of a local ordinance, except misdemeanor traffic violations.
(G) Fingerprints of the applicant taken by the Sheriff's Department.
(H) Two front-face portrait photographs taken within 30 days of the date of the application and at least two inches by two inches in size.
(I) The name and address of the recognized school attended, the dates attended and a copy of the diploma or certificate of graduation awarded the applicant showing the applicant has completed not less than 70 hours of instruction. For persons employed on the date of adoption of this chapter as a masseur or masseuse in the county, this subsection shall not apply until 60 days after adoption. Present employment shall be established by sworn affidavit from the employer. Sixty days after the date of adoption of this chapter such person must be actively enrolled and participating in a course of study designed to fulfill the requirements of this section, and such enrollment and participation shall be certified by an official of the recognized school. The burden of establishing such active engagement, enrollment, or participation shall be upon the person seeking a permit herein. For persons not so employed on the date of adoption of the chapter, this section shall be effective upon passage. In no event shall any person engage in the business of massage in the county without having satisfied the training requirement of the first sentence of this subsection after 180 days from the effective date of this chapter.
(J) The massage or similar business history and experience for three years prior to the date of application, including but not limited to whether or not such person in previously operating in this or another county or state under a license or permit has had such license or permit denied, revoked, or suspended and the reasons therefor, and the business activities or occupations subsequent to such action of denial, suspension or revocation.
(K) A medical certificate signed by a physician, licensed to practice in the state, within seven days of the date of the application. The certificate shall state that the applicant was examined by the certifying physician and that the applicant is free of communicable disease. The additional information required by this division shall be provided at the applicant's expense.
(L) Such other information, identification and physical examination of the person deemed necessary by the County Manager in order to discover the truth of the matters hereinbefore required to be set forth in the application.
(M) The names, current addresses and written statements of at least three bona fide permanent residents of the United States that the applicant is of good moral character. If the applicant is able, the statement must first be furnished from residents of the county, then from the state, and lastly from the remainder of the United States. These references must be persons other than relatives and business associates.
(N) Authorization for the county, its agents and employees to seek information and conduct an investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application and the qualifications of the applicant for the permit.
(O) Written declaration by the applicant, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing information contained in the application is true and correct, the declaration being duly dated and signed in the county.
(Ord. passed 8-15-94)