(a) Any person, association, firm, partnership or corporation desiring to obtain an escort bureau license, and any person desiring to obtain an escort license, shall apply to the city director of finance, who shall refer each application to the chief of police for appropriate investigation. A person desiring licenses authorizing activity as both an escort and escort bureau shall submit separate applications.
(b) Each application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) and the bond required by this article. The application fee required by this section and the license required by this article shall be in addition to any business license and fee which may be required by chapter 19 of the Tucson Code. The granting of a license under this article shall not be deemed evidence or proof that the licensee has complied with requirements and provisions of chapter 19 of the Tucson Code.
(c) The chief of police shall investigate an application and the background of the applicant. Based on such investigation, the chief of police shall recommend to the director of finance approval or denial of a license within sixty (60) days of receiving a completed application. The sixty (60) days may be extended for a reasonable time if required by the chief of police to obtain information from other law enforcement agencies.
(Ord. No. 4782, § 1, 4-3-78; Ord. No. 8130, § 1, 10-4-93)