§ 21.2-84. Escort bureau duties; local open office required.

(a)

An escort bureau manager shall provide to each patron a written contract and receipt of payment for services. The contract shall clearly state the type of services to be performed, the length of time such services shall be performed, the total amount of money such services shall cost the patron, and any special terms or conditions relating to the services to be performed.

(b)

The escort bureau shall operate only from an open office located within Maricopa County. The street address of that office shall be included in all patron contracts. The escort bureau operator or manager shall not provide private rooms or booths where the patron may meet with the escort at the open office or at any other location.

(c)

The escort bureau operator and manager, in terms of licensing consequences, are responsible for the acts of all of their employees, including managers, telephone receptionists, and escorts who are referred by such bureau while the escort is with the patron.

(d)

The escort bureau operator and manager shall maintain at the open office at all times an index of all escorts employed by such business during the last two (2) years. Such index shall be made available for inspection, upon demand, to any law enforcement officer or any city official whose duties are related to licensing. The escort bureau may require such officer or official to complete an inspection log with name, serial or badge number, title, time, date and purpose for the inspection.

(Ord. No. 2076, § 1, 5-11-99)