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The Police Department may, from time to time during business hours, inspect each escort service in the City and County of San Francisco for the purposes of determining that there is compliance with the provisions of this Article.
(Added by Ord. 323-81, App. 6/19/81; amended by Ord. 217-87, App. 6/19/87)
Every person who engages in, conducts, or carries on the operation of an escort service shall keep a daily register, approved as to form by the Police Department, containing the following information:
(a) The identification of all employees employed by such establishment together with a duplicate of each of said employees' employee permit;
(b) The hours of employment of each employee for each day; and
(c) The names of all patrons, including true full names, residential addresses, including street, city and state, hours of employment of escort service, name of escort or employee providing escort services, location and place where escort services took place, and fee charged.
Said daily register shall at all times during business hours be subject to inspection by the Police Department only for the limited purpose of determining that said daily registers are being maintained in compliance with the provisions of this Section and shall be kept on file for one year on the premises. Any evidence so obtained shall not be admissible for any purpose other than proof of compliance or noncompliance with this Section. The Police Department and the Health Department are authorized to inspect said daily registers for other purposes or to obtain information therefrom only if they have first obtain a warrant.
(Added by Ord. 323-81, App. 6/19/81; amended by Ord. 217-87, App. 6/19/87)
Every permittee who conducts or assists in conducting any escort service as defined herein shall pay to the Tax Collector an annual license fee. The license fee shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(Amended by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)
No permit shall be transferred or assigned except with the written consent of the Chief of Police. An application for such a transfer shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by the same filing fee as for an initial application. The written application for such transfer shall contain the same information as required herein for an initial application for such a permit.
(Amended Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)
Any person who willfully violates any provision of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction.
(a) If charged as an infraction, the penalty upon conviction of such person shall be a fine not exceeding $500.
(b) If charged as a misdemeanor, the penalty upon conviction of such person, shall be imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not to exceed six months or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(c) The complaint charging such violation shall specify whether the violation charged is a misdemeanor or an infraction. Such charging decisions shall be at the sole discretion of the District Attorney.
(d) Nothing herein shall prohibit the District Attorney from exercising the discretion vested in him by law to charge an operator, employee, or any other person associated with an escort service with violating this or any other local or state law.
(Added by Ord. 323-81, App. 6/19/81)
All premises required to obtain a permit and license pursuant to this Article must obtain a permit within 60 days of the effective date of this Article; failure to do so shall make continued operation of said escort service a violation of Section 1074.2 hereof.
(Added by Ord. 323-81, App. 6/19/81; amended by Ord. 217-87, App. 6/19/87)
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