A. It is unlawful for any person to work as a prostitute or bartender/manager at a brothel or any employee to reside on the premises of a licensed brothel, unless such person is the holder of a valid current work permit issued by the chief of police or his designee in accordance with this chapter.
B. Every prostitute and every other employee of each licensee shall be registered with the chief of police or his designee on application forms provided by the chief of police or his designee. As used herein "every other employee" means bartenders, maids, chefs, cooks, kitchen help, dishwashers or any other employee who is not a "key employee" as defined in section 3-6-20 of this chapter. Each applicant shall furnish:
1. Personal history record listing the applicant's:
a. Personal identifying information.
b. Marital information, including previous marriages.
c. Family information.
d. Arrests and detentions excluding minor traffic violations which shall include a statement of the offense, the place of its occurrence, the date of its occurrence, and the disposition of the case.
e. Names and addresses of all employers in the preceding five (5) years.
f. All addresses in the preceding five (5) years.
g. Any other information deemed necessary or useful by the board or the chief of police or his designee.
2. A full set of fingerprints of the applicant.
3. Prostitute work card application must be accompanied with an application fee, which is set by resolution of the board of councilmen and may be increased from time to time.
4. A work card must be renewed each time a prostitute changes place of work from one brothel and starts work with a different brothel.
C. The chief of police or his designee shall investigate the accuracy of all information supplied by any applicant on the registration form.
D. No person under twenty one (21) years of age shall be employed in any capacity by a house of prostitution or registered to work in any house of prostitution or receive compensation from any house of prostitution except for yard work or off site computer work.
E. No person may work in any manner or reside on the premises of a licensed brothel who:
1. Concerning crimes in this state:
a. Has ever been convicted of a category A or B felony;
b. Has been convicted of a category C or D felony within the past five (5) years;
c. Has been convicted of a category E felony within the past year;
d. Has been convicted of a gross misdemeanor in this state within the past year, except a gross misdemeanor of obstructing justice or resisting an officer within the past five (5) years shall be a further prohibition; or
e. Has been convicted within the past six (6) months of misdemeanor offenses involving theft, larceny, embezzlement, battery, illegal drugs/substances or misdemeanor offenses deemed predatory, abusive, dishonest, or inappropriate towards minors or elders.
2. Concerning crimes outside this state:
a. Has ever been convicted of a crime for which the term of imprisonment imposed, as opposed to the actual length of imprisonment, was greater than ten (10) years;
b. Has been convicted of a crime within the past five (5) years, for which the term of imprisonment imposed, as opposed to the actual length of imprisonment, was at least one year but less than ten (10) years;
c. Has been on probation or parole, from a term of imprisonment, within the past year; or
d. Has been convicted of a misdemeanor within the past six (6) months involving theft, larceny, embezzlement, battery, illegal drugs/substances or misdemeanor offenses deemed predatory, abusive, dishonest, or inappropriate towards minors or elders.
3. Concerning other restrictions:
a. If registered under the provisions of this chapter, such licensing would be contrary to the health, safety or welfare of the city or its residents;
b. Has wilfully made any false statement or omission in the registration form required by subsection B of this section; or
c. The chief of police or his designee will have the authority to deny or revoke the work permit of a prostitute or of a bartender/manager or any person who works or resides on the premises of a licensed brothel who does not qualify under this section or who is found to be violating this code or state law. The person whose work card has been denied or revoked may file an appeal to the city of Wells board of councilmen within thirty (30) calendar days from the date in which the work permit (card) was denied or revoked.
F. All prostitutes or bartenders/managers or any person who works or resides on the premises of a licensed brothel shall file with the police and maintain in the house of prostitution at all times, a current work card with the operator of a licensed brothel before commencing work as a prostitute or bartender/manager or employee who resides on the premises of a licensed brothel; no work card shall be transferable; all work cards shall state the name of the licensed operation where the prostitute or bartender/manager or employee who resides on the premises of a licensed brothel will work; no prostitutes shall change their place of work from one brothel to another without first notifying the chief of police or his designee of the proposed change and obtaining a revised work card. Work cards must be on the premises of the house of prostitution and accessible to police at all times.
1. No prostitute or bartender/manager of a licensed Wells brothel can possess more than one card at a time or work for more than one Wells brothel at a time. (Ord. 199, 11-12-2002)