§ 3-144. Prohibited acts by escorts.

It shall be unlawful for an escort or escort service worker to commit any of the following acts, or for an operator of an escort service to knowingly or with reason to know, permit, suffer, aid, assist, or allow any escort or escort service worker to commit any of the following acts:

(1)

Enter a hotel, motel or other transient place of lodging for the purpose of meeting or serving a customer without immediately meeting with an employee of the place of lodging who is working at the front desk or reception area and doing each of the following:

a.

Provide the time of arrival and the estimated time of departure;

b.

Present a copy of the escort service's adult entertainment license and escort's occupational license;

c.

Identify himself or herself, identify the escort service that sent him or her, state the name of the customer he or she is meeting or servicing; and

d.

Describe the location of the meeting, including any applicable room number; and

e.

Notify an employee at the front desk or reception area upon departing the premises;

(2)

Distribute, place, post, or leave any unsolicited business cards, advertisements, or promotional material on or within the premises of any other business;

(3)

Begin a meeting with a customer between 10:00 p.m. any day of the week and 9:00 a.m. of the following day;

(4)

Begin a meeting or service with a customer without first meeting the customer in a public place, such as a bar or restaurant, before accompanying the customer to any place which is not open and occupied by the public, such as a hotel room or residence;

(5)

Display or expose specified anatomical areas to a customer of an escort service;

(6)

Require, entice or solicit a customer to remove any article of clothing;

(7)

Solicit a tip or gratuity from a customer in exchange for a promise or suggestion of any act or service.

(Ord. No. 96-34, § 43, 10-29-96)