(a) General requirements. No person shall own or operate an escort agency as defined in section 14-13(a) of the Code without an escort agency license. The owner of an escort agency shall apply for a license by complying with the license process and requirements in section 14-13.2(a) and section 14-13.2(b)(1)—(4) and (7)—(10) of the Code.
(c) Prohibitions. No escort agency license shall be issued if the applicant or any owner, director, partner, majority shareholder, or management employee of the escort agency is less than eighteen (18) years of age or has been convicted of any of the offenses listed in section 14-3.2(e)(2) of the Code within the last five (5) years.
(d) Other applicable sections. The requirements of section 14-13.2(c), (e)(3), (f), (g), (h), payment of the nonrefundable application fee in (i), and (j) of the Code shall also apply to escort agencies.
(e) Additional requirements. The license application shall contain the following information about the applicant, the person or persons having the greatest ownership interest in the applicant, any authorized local agents of the applicant and any management employee of the applicant:
(1) Each residence and business address for the five-year period immediately preceding the date of filing of the application and the inclusive dates of such address;
(2) A copy of a valid driver's license;
(3) Proof that the applicant, local agent and managing employee are at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(4) Height, weight, color of eyes, color of hair and date of birth;
(5) Two (2) current two (2) feet by two (2) feet color photographs of the applicant, local agent and managing employee;
(6) The business, occupation, or employment history of the applicant for the three-year period immediately preceding the date of filing of the application;
(7) Information as to whether such individual or business has ever been refused any similar license or permit or has had any similar license or permit issued to such individual or business revoked or suspended, and the reason or reasons therefor;
(8) A description of the services to be provided; and
(9) The name, alias and residential address of all persons employed by the applicant as escorts.
(f) Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person to work or perform services as an escort within the urban county unless licensed as an escort. It shall be unlawful for any person to work or perform services as a sexually oriented escort or to own or operate a sexually oriented escort agency, regardless of license.
(g) Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 14-13.5 of the Code shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned for a period of not more than twelve (12) months, or both fined and imprisoned.
(Ord. No. 260-99, § 2, 9-23-99)