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A. No person shall work or perform as a manager, entertainer, escort, or nude or semi-nude model at an adult entertainment facility without a valid manager’s or entertainer’s license issued by the finance director.

B. All applications shall be submitted to the finance director on a form supplied by the City and shall contain or be accompanied by all of the following information and documents:

1. The date of the application.

2. The legal name, any previous names, any aliases, any driver’s license number, any social security number, and the date of birth of the applicant.

3. Documentation that the applicant has attained the age of eighteen years. Any of the following shall be accepted as documentation of age:

a. A valid driver’s license issued by any state bearing the applicant’s photograph and date of birth;

b. A valid identification card issued by any state bearing the applicant’s photograph and date of birth;

c. An official passport issued by the United States of America;

d. An immigration card issued by the United States of America; or

e. Any other form of identification that the finance director determines to be acceptable.

4. The height, weight, hair and eye color of the applicant.

5. The present mailing and residential address of the applicant.

6. The name and address of the adult entertainment facility at which the applicant will work or perform.

7. A description of the principal activities or services to be rendered by the applicant at the adult entertainment facility.

8. Two (2) two-inch by two-inch color photographs of the applicant, taken within six (6) months of the date of the application, showing the full face of the applicant. The photographs shall be provided at the expense of the applicant.

9. A complete set of fingerprints of the applicant, taken by a designated city official, on a form adopted and approved by the City of Redmond Police Department.

10. A statement whether the applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal offense, and if so, the date, place, and jurisdiction of each specified criminal offense.

11. A statement whether the applicant holds any license issued under this chapter or under a similar ordinance from another city or county, and if so, the operating names and locations of the other licensed businesses.

12. A statement whether the applicant has had a previous license issued under this chapter denied, suspended, or revoked, and if so, the name and location of the adult entertainment facility for which the license was denied, suspended, or revoked, as well as the date of the denial, suspension, or revocation.

13. Authorization for the City, its agents, and employees to seek information to confirm any statements or other information set forth in the application.

C. The applicant shall verify under penalty of perjury that the information contained in the application is true to the best of his or her knowledge.

D. An application shall be deemed complete upon receipt of all the information and documents requested by this section. Where necessary to determine compliance with this chapter, the finance director may request information or clarification in addition to that provided in a complete application.

E. Each manager’s and entertainer’s license application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee which will include the cost of obtaining a criminal history conviction record from Washington State Patrol’s Washington Access to Criminal History (WATCH) website, the amount of which shall be established by resolution.

F. In addition to the requirements of this chapter, an applicant for a manager’s or entertainer’s license must also obtain any other permits or licenses required by state or local laws or regulations. (Ord. 2546 § 2 (part), 2010: Ord. 1966 § 5, 1998: Ord. 1920 § 3, 1996).