(A) Subsequent to the filing of an application for a massage technician license, the Director of Police Services shall transmit the application to the Chief of Police for investigation and report. Thereafter, the Chief of Police or his representative shall file with the Department of Police Services a report stating the extent of any investigation, particulars of objections, and recommendations.
(B) No massage technician license shall be issued:
(1) In violation of any provision of this code or the applicable laws of the state; or
(2) If it is found that the applicant:
(a) Has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of facts in the license application, or any other document required by the city in conjunction therewith; or
(b) Is not 18 years of age or older; or
(c) Has had a massage technician or other similar license or license denied, revoked or suspended by the city or any other state or local agency within five years prior to the date of application; or
(d) Has been convicted of or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or any crime of moral turpitude or any offense involving sexual misconduct including, but not limited to, any crime or offense specified in Cal. Gov't Code § 51032, as amended from time to time, or is required to register under the provisions of Cal. Penal Code § 290, unless the Chief of Police finds that the offense is not reasonably related to the occupation being regulated.
(C) After the applicant passes the examination of qualifications specified herein, or after receipt of the report of the Chief of Police, whichever, is last to occur, the City Manager, upon recommendation from the Director of Police Services, shall, at his discretion, grant or refuse to grant the license. The City Manager shall issue the license, if granted. The license shall be personal to the applicant and non-transferable and shall be limited to the uses requested in the application and subject to such other restric-tions, terms and conditions as the City Manager may prescribe. Licenses may be granted conditionally in order to insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
('64 Code, § 6-119) (Ord. 403, passed 5-27-71; Ord. 664, passed 4-11-85)