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A. An applicant for an escort identification card shall file an application with the City Clerk on a form prescribed by the City Clerk for that purpose and shall provide the following information:

1. Full true name and all aliases.

2. Current mailing address.

3. Height, weight and color of hair and eyes.

4. Date of birth and written proof of age in the form of a current driver’s license with photograph, or other current picture identification document issued by a governmental agency.

5. A statement as to whether the applicant has been convicted of any offense in Chapter 32 (Prostitution) of Title 13, Arizona Revised Statutes, Sections 23-52 or 23-53, Phoenix City Code, or of the same or similar offense in another state or jurisdiction, within the previous five years.

6. Whether the applicant has an outstanding arrest warrant.

7. Signature of applicant.

8. One digital photograph of the applicant taken by the City at the time of application.

9. A notarized statement in a form prescribed by the City Clerk that the applicant is authorized to work for the designated licensed escort bureau.

B. The application shall be approved unless the applicant has:

1. Not reached the age of eighteen years.

2. Not paid the application fee.

3. Been convicted of an offense listed in Subsection A within the previous five years.

4. Not completed the application as required by this Section and Section 10-91.01

5. Given false or misleading information in the application or in an earlier-filed application within the previous five years.

6. An outstanding arrest warrant issued on an underlying charge relating to prostitution or a similar offense, in this or any other state.

7. Applied for an identification card for an escort bureau with a suspended or revoked license.

C. If the application is denied, the City Clerk shall hand deliver, or mail by certified mail to the mailing address of the applicant, a notice of denial that states the reasons therefor. Service by mail shall be complete five calendar days after mailing.

D. The applicant may appeal a notice of denial by filing a notice of appeal in the Office of the City Clerk within ten calendar days of receipt of the denial. An appeal of a notice of denial shall be heard by the License Appeal Board pursuant to the provisions of Article II of Chapter 19 of the Phoenix City Code.

E. An identification card shall be revoked under the following circumstances:

1. The applicant failed to pay the application fee.

2. The applicant gave false or misleading information in the application.

3. The applicant has been convicted of an offense listed at Subsection A within the five year period prior to the date of application.

4. The applicant has been convicted of an offense listed at Subsection A subsequent to the issuance of the identification card.

5. An escort bureau license in the name of the escort has been revoked within the previous five years.

6. The applicant is a sexually oriented escort as defined in this Article.

7. The license of the escort bureau for which the identification card was issued has been revoked or terminated.

F. If the identification card is revoked, the City Clerk shall hand deliver, or mail by certified mail to the mailing address of the card holder, a notice of revocation that states the reasons therefor. Service by mail shall be complete five calendar days after mailing.

G. The identification card holder may appeal a notice of revocation by filing a notice of appeal in the Office of the City Clerk within ten calendar days of receipt of the notice of revocation. An appeal of a notice of revocation shall be heard by the License Appeal Board pursuant to the provisions of Article II of Chapter 19 of the Phoenix City Code.

H. An identification card revoked pursuant to this Section shall be surrendered to the City Clerk upon demand at the conclusion of the administrative case or any appeal taken.

I. Any change in the information required to be submitted pursuant to this Section, or any conviction of an offense listed at Subsection A subsequent to the date of application shall be reported to the City Clerk on a form prescribed by the City Clerk for that purpose within ten calendar days of the change or the conviction. (Ord. No. G-5035, § 4, 2007; Ord. No. G-5224, § 9, 2008)