§ 8-4-5 Application for escort bureau license; Content.
(A) An applicant for an escort bureau license shall file an application with the City Clerk in accordance with the procedures and timeframes outlined in the City of Goodyear Administrative Process Manual, accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee as set forth in Section 8-4-13.
(B) The City Clerk shall grant the license upon the following circumstances:
(1) The required fees have been paid;
(2) The application conforms in all respects to the provisions of this article;
(3) The applicant has not made any material misrepresentation of facts on the application; that neither the applicant, if an individual, or any person financially interested, if a corporation, nor any of the partners, including limited partners, the holder of any profit interest, nor the manager or person principally in charge of the operation of the existing or proposed escort bureau, nor any individual employed or contracted with to be an escort or to provide escort services has been convicted of, pled nolo contendere to or guilty to any felony or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude within five years prior to the issuance of the license. This section shall be inapplicable to an individual whose civil rights have been restored in accordance with the law, unless the violation involves a criminal violation of this article;
(4) The applicant has not had a license similar to the one issued pursuant to the provisions of this article issued by another authority, suspended or revoked within the five year period immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application;
(5) The escort bureau complies with all the applicable laws of the City, the County of Maricopa and the State of Arizona;
(6) The applicant, manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business is at least 18 years of age.
(C) The City Clerk shall deny the application if all of the requirements set forth in this article have not been met. In the event of denial, the applicant shall be notified by mail in accordance with the procedures and timeframes outlined in the City of Goodyear Administrative Process Manual of the denial and the reasons therefor. (Prior Code, § 8-4-5) (Am. Ord. 12-1273, passed 12-10-2012)