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Employees, Entertainers or Escorts - Permits - Required No person shall be an entertainer, employee, or escort in an adult-oriented establishment without a valid permit issued by the board. (1) Any person desiring to secure a permit shall make application to the board. The application shall be filed in triplicate with and dated by the board. A copy of the application shall be distributed promptly by the board to the sheriff 's department. (2) The application for a permit shall be upon a form provided by the board. An applicant for a permit shall furnish the following information under oath: (A) Name and address, including all aliases; (B) Written proof that the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (C) The applicant's height, weight, color of eyes and hair; (D) The adult-oriented establishment or similar business permit history of the applicant; whether such person, in previously operating in this or any other city or state under permit, has had such permit revoked or suspended, the reason therefore, and the business activity or occupation subject to such action of suspension or revocation; (E) Any conviction for or plea of nolo contendere to "a specified criminal act" as defined in TCA 7-51-1102(24); (F) Two (2) portrait photographs at least two inches by two inches (2" x 2") of the applicant; and (G) A statement by the applicant that the applicant is familiar with the provisions of this part and is in compliance with them. (3) Failure or refusal of the applicant to give any information relevant to the investigation of the application, or the applicant's refusal or failure to appear at any reasonable time and place for examination under oath regarding the application, or the applicant's refusal to submit to or cooperate with any investigation required by this part, constitutes an admission by the applicant that the applicant is ineligible for such permit, and is grounds for denial thereof by the board. Employees, Entertainers or Escorts - Permits - Qualifications To receive a permit as an entertainer or escort, an applicant must meet the following standards: (1) The applicant shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age; (2) The applicant shall not have had a permit revoked within two (2) years immediately preceding the date of the application; (3) The applicant shall not have been convicted of a "specified criminal act," as defined in TCA 7-51-1102. (A) The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on disqualification of the applicant; (B) An applicant who has been convicted of any specified criminal activities may not be denied a permit based on those convictions once the time period required has elapsed. Fees (1) Every permit issued under this part will terminate at the expiration of one (1) year from the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked, and must be renewed before an entertainer is allowed to provide entertainment in an adult-oriented establishment in the following calendar year. Any entertainer desiring to renew a permit shall make application to the board. The application for renewal must be filed not later than thirty (30) days before the permit expires. The application for renewal shall be filed in triplicate with and dated by the board. A copy of the application for renewal shall be distributed promptly by the board to the sheriff. The application for renewal shall be upon a form provided by the board and shall contain such information and data relative to the renewal request (such as the applicant's qualifications, or whether there are grounds for denying the renewal), given under oath or affirmation, as may be required by the board. (2) A permit renewal fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be submitted with the application for renewal. In addition to the renewal fee, a late penalty of five dollars ($5.00) shall be assessed against the applicant who files for renewal less than thirty (30) days before the license expires. If the application is denied, one half (1/2) of the fee shall be returned. Penalties for Violation of Part (1) Any person, partnership or corporation found to have violated this part shall be fined a definite sum not exceeding fifty dollars
($50.00) and shall result in the suspension or revocation of any license. |