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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 75 of 1982
(Marriage, Dating and Escort Services)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 20 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 1965, BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 37 THERETO
RELATING TO MARRIAGE, DATING AND ESCORT SERVICES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Title 20 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt
Lake City, Utah, be, and the same hereby is amended by ADDING a
new Chapter 37 thereto, relating to Marriage, Dating and Escort
Services, to read as follows:
Sec. 20-37-1. It shall be unlawful for any person to
operate any marriage service, dating service, or escort service
within the corporate limits of Salt Lake City Corporation unless
such person has obtained a license to do so.
Sec. 20-37-2. Definitions.
(1) "Person" shall mean any person, unincorporated
association, corporation, partnership or other legal entity.
(2) "Marriage service" shall include any person who, for
monetary consideration, assists individuals in finding marriage
partners by matching paying customers with other paying
customers.
(3) "Dating service" shall mean any person who, for
monetary consideration, assists individuals in finding dating
partners by providing only names and addresses of paying
customers to other paying customers.
(4) "Escort service" is any person, which, for a fee,
commission, profit, payment or other monetary consideration,
furnishes or offers to furnish escorts or provides or offers to
introduce patrons to escorts.
(5) "Escort" shall mean a person who for salary, fee, hire,
reward, profit, or other monetary consideration, dates or
accompanies, or offers to date or accompany another person, or
others, to or about social engagements, entertainments or places
of amusement within any place of public resort or within any
private quarters of a place of public resort.
(6) "Patron" shall mean any person who contracts with or
employs any escort service or escort.
(7) "Escort service runner" shall mean any third person,
not an escort, who for salary, fee, hire, reward, profit or other
monetary consideration, acts in the capacity of an agent for an
escort service patron or an escort by contacting or meeting with
escort patrons, escort services, or escorts at any location
within the Salt Lake City limits.
Sec. 20-37-3. License fee. The license fee for dating
services, marriage services and escort services shall be the sum
of $50.00 per year.
Sec. 20-37-4. It shall be unlawful for any person to either
act as an escort or escort service runner without obtaining an
individual license. Each applicant for a license shall be
required to pay a $10.00 licensing fee per year. The applicant
shall appear in person before the City License Assessor and shall
complete the application form in writing. The application shall
include the name and address of the applicant, the name of the
escort service for which the applicant works, the applicant's
criminal record, if any, and such other information as may
reasonably be required by the License Assessor pertaining to
verifying personal identification and criminal history of the
applicant. Upon receipt of the fee and application, the License
Assessor shall transmit said application to the Police Depart-
ment, which department shall make inquiry concerning the appli-
cant's character and background and report whether or not in its
opinion the license should be granted.
If the Police Department recommends the license be denied,
the License Assessor shall not issue the license. If the appli-
cant desires a hearing, the applicant shall apply to the Mayor
for a public hearing within ten days after denial of the
license. No license shall be granted if the person has been con-
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victed of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or a felony.
Sec. 20-37-5. Duty to display license on request. The City
shall issue to each licensee a license which must be in the
licensee's possession at all times while engaged as an escort or
escort service runner. Each license shall contain the name and
address of the escort or escort service runner; a physical
description and photograph of the escort or escort service
runner; the name and address of the escort service for which
he/she works; the expiration date of the license; and such other
information as the License Assessor may require.
Sec. 20-37-6. Revocation of license. Marriage services,
dating services, and/or escort services shall be held strictly
liable for the conduct of its officers, agents, employees,
escorts, or escort service runners, and, the license of any
marriage service, escort service and/or dating service shall be
revoked upon any conviction of its officers, agents, employees,
escorts or escort service runners for a violation of Sections
32-1-1, 32-2-3, 32-2-4, 21-1-5, or 32-2-13 of the Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, as amended.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 21st day of September 1982.
CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
CRECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on Octnhpr 1 1g22
Mayor's Action: October 5, 1982 % 1
MAYOR
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BILL 75 of 1982
Published: October 14, 1982
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
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County of Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITYRD OINANCE ... ...........Debra Miller
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AN OR NC 'EN IN TIITp��e IP RE,IgEO
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marriage Services arld escort services shall be the sum of$50.00
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Oe granted.
If fbe PoIIce pepartrrenl reponlmeMa the license be denied,
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a h arin r shall not Issue the Ilcense.If ins applicant efore me this....27.th. day of
desires a healrp,the applicant shall apyty to the Mayor fora ....................................................................
public hearing within ten days after dental a Me Ilcense.No,Is
Cedssae 9 If be granted if thepe rson has been convicted ii a m,
E¢nleamr lnvply ne morel rurpltutle,or a�lelony.
Sec.2(FJ7-s.Wry to dla11,1,mse on ra�uesr.The City shall A.D. 19...g2.. -
iaaue ro each II<ensee a license which must be In the Ikensee's"""""'
posaasslon at all times while arMagod as an escort or escort ser-
vice runner.Each Ilcense shall contain the ce d address of
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the escort w p5., service uwcr;a Ohyska 'Tipton an
phaogreph of the esoorf or escort service runner;Me name an
5 0l IhB e5 rt xYvlce for which he/she works;the gpira-
'ti 1,dale of the Ilensa;arM such alhar Inbrmatlm as fiw Lic¢nae /
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services,and/or escort wrvice,shall be field slrlctly liable for " """"'
the conWcf of ifs officers agents,employees,escorts or escort Notary Pub11C
service runners,arid,the(Icnae a any marriage service,escort
aand/or dating service shall be revoked upon any cenv 4
tien'a it6 alllcers dpanis,empl¢YeB9,aa<prrat er eacprf aerV ce
unn a Nr a vloNildn of Sections J2.1.1, 32 2-d,21 i1gA,a
a-7.1an the Revised Ordinances a Sult Wke Cify,Utah.
1965.as
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N 2.This ordinance shall cake eNecl upon its first
publfs.SZ by the CRv Council a Sall Lake City,Utah,this DO
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ATTEST:
Kathryn Marshall
CITY
Tansmitteed to MAY.,on Octobe
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Mayor's Action:October 5,1962 Ted Wig 1 ......
ATTEST: 0
KaihrynM hall
CITY RE ORDER
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Published:Otrob�r I4,1902
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