(A) Application for a permit, whether original or renewal, must be made to the Director by the intended operator of the enterprise. Applications must be submitted by hand delivery to the office of the Captain of the Vice Division of the Police Department during regular working hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, city holidays excepted). Application forms shall be supplied by the Director. The intended operator shall be required to give the following information on the application form:
(1) The name, and any and all aliases, street address (and mailing address if different) and state driver’s license number of the intended operator;
(2) The name and street address (and mailing address if different) of the owner;
(3) The name under which the enterprise is to be operated and a general description of the services to be provided;
(4) The telephone number of the enterprise and/or owner;
(5) The address and legal description of the parcel of land on which the enterprise is to be located;
(6) The date on which the owner acquired the enterprise for which the permit is sought and the date on which the enterprise began operations as an enterprise at the location for which the permit is sought; and
(7) A list of all employees or contractors involved in providing the services to be provided by the enterprise.
(B) (1) The application shall be accompanied by the following:
(a) Payment in full of a fee shall be made by certified check, cashier’s check or money order, which fee shall not be refunded under any circumstances. The amount shall be:
1. Three hundred fifty dollars for an original application; or
2. One hundred dollars for a renewal application.
(b) A certified copy of the assumed name certificate filed in compliance with the Assumed Business or Professional Name Act (Tex. Business and Commerce Code §§ 36.01 et seq.) if the enterprise is to be operated under an assumed name;
(c) If the enterprise is a state corporation, a certified copy of the articles of incorporation, together with all amendments thereto;
(d) If the enterprise is a foreign corporation, a certified copy of the certificate of authority to transact business in the state, together with all amendments thereto;
(e) If the enterprise is a limited partnership formed under the laws of the state, a certified copy of the certificate of limited partnership, together with all amendments thereto, filed in the office of the Secretary of State under the State Limited Partnership Act (Tex. Business and Commerce Code Ch. 153); and
(f) If the enterprise is a foreign limited partnership, a certified copy of the certificate of limited partnership and the qualification documents, together with all amendments thereto, filed in the office of the Secretary of State under the State Limited Partnership Act (Tex. Business and Commerce Code Ch. 153).
(2) The items listed in divisions (B)(1)(b) through (B)(1)(f) above shall not be required for a renewal application if the applicant states that the documents previously furnished the Director with the original application or previous renewals thereof remain correct and current.
(C) The application shall contain a statement under oath that:
(1) The applicant has personal knowledge of the information contained in the application and that the information contained therein is true and correct; and
(2) The applicant has read the provisions of this chapter.
(D) A separate application and permit shall be required for each enterprise.
(1998 Code, § 26-63)