(a) Required Information. Any person desiring to obtain a massage technician license or renew an existing massage technician license shall make a written application to the Clerk of the Board on a written form to be provided by the Clerk of the Board, who shall promptly refer all complete applications to the Sheriff for investigation. Said application shall include, but not necessarily be limited to the following items:
(1) Name. The applicant’s full name and any aliases heretofore used or currently used and current mailing address and residence address;
(2) Addresses. All previous residential addresses of the applicant within the five years immediately preceding submission of the application;
(3) Physical Description. Height, weight, color of eyes and hair of applicant. The Clerk of the Board or the Clerk of Board’s designee shall photograph the applicant.
(4) Proof of Age. A certified birth certificate, immigration papers, passport, or current California driver’s license evidencing the fact the applicant is no less than 18 years of age;
(5) Prior Licenses. A statement of licensee’s prior experience in performing massage or any procedure described in § 41.2001(e), including a statement of whether such person has had an application for a massage technician or massage clinic license denied, or has had a massage technician or massage clinic license, and whether any such license has been revoked or suspended, the reason therefor, and a statement setting forth all massage business history or occupation;
(6) Criminal Convictions. A statement of whether the applicant has been convicted of an offense involving conduct which requires registration under Penal Code § 290, or conduct which is in violation of the provisions of Penal Code §§ 266i, 315, 316, 318 or 647(b), or any felony involving the sale of a controlled substance specified in Health and Safety Code §§ 11054 through 11058, or has been convicted in another state of an offense, which, if committed or attempted in this State would have been punishable as one or more of the offenses enumerated in this section, or was convicted of one or more other offenses as may be described under Government Code § 51032;
(7) Diploma. A diploma or certificate of graduation from a recognized school, together with a certified transcript or record establishing that the applicant attended a resident course of study of no less than 200 hours in theory, ethics, practice and profession and work of massage, and setting forth the beginning and ending date of the applicant’s course of study. In lieu of the above, the applicant may: (a) submit a certificate from a recognized school in the State of California stating the applicant has completed a resident course of study in massage in another state and has passed the examination required of a graduate from the recognized school in the State of California; or (b) the Clerk of the Board shall waive this requirement upon the applicant’s passage of both written and practical tests as required under § 41.2007;
(8) Notice Address. The address to which all notices and communications from the County to the applicant or licensee shall be directed. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant or licensee to immediately inform the Clerk of the Board, in writing, of any changes of the applicant’s or licensee’s notice address.
(b) Application Fee. Each application for a massage technician license shall be accompanied by nonrefundable investigative fee as specified in Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 1 relating to fees.
(c) Incomplete Applications. The Clerk of the Board shall promptly reject any incomplete application which does not meet all requirements of this Section, and upon request of the applicant, shall notify the applicant in writing, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the address supplied to the Clerk by the applicant, of the deficiencies in the application.
(d) Filing for Renewal. No application for renewal of the license shall be accepted earlier than 90 days prior to expiration of the license.
(Ord. 3484, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. 3518, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. 4263, passed - -2014)