(A) An application for a massage therapy permit shall be denied if the Permit Administrator finds that, and in the case of an application for a reciprocal permit, the massage therapy permit or off-premises endorsement that the applicant alleges to have been issued by another jurisdiction pursuant to the Coachella Valley Model Massage Ordinance is not valid and/or current. In all other cases, the application shall be denied if the Permit Administrator finds any of the following:
(1) The applicant is not 18 years of age or older;
(2) The application contains false information;
(3) The applicant did not submit either:
(a) A diploma or certificate of graduation or equivalent documentation from a recognized school of massage that verifies that he or she has obtained the requisite number of hours of massage therapy training; or
(b) Therapeutic massage and bodywork credentials issued by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork;
(4) The applicant has been convicted of disqualifying conduct;
(5) The applicant is required by the California Penal Code to register as a sex offender;
(6) The applicant has had a massage therapist permit, or a permit or license to operate a massage therapy establishment, denied, revoked or suspended by any entity within five years prior to the date of the application; or
(7) The application is incomplete or any required information or document has not been provided with the application.
(B) If the Permit Administrator denies the application, he or she shall notify the applicant of the denial in writing and state the reason(s) for the denial.
(C) Any subsequent information submitted to cure the grounds of a denied application shall be treated as a new application.
(Ord. 1453, passed 12-7-05)