LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Cape Coral Code of Ordinances ch. 12, art. IV, div. 2

in effect

Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 12-45 Escort licenses.

§ 12-45 - Escort licenses. No person shall be employed or otherwise engaged as an escort or perform the services of an escort within the city without first obtaining a license from the city to be so employed or engaged.

Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 12-46 Application for escort license.

§ 12-46 - Application for escort license. (a) Each application to obtain a license to act as an escort within the city shall be submitted, in writing, on a form approved by and provided by the city. The information provided on each application shall be sworn to by the applicant as being true and correct. (b) Each application shall contain the following information: (1) The name of the applicant and any other name the applicant is now or has ever been known by or used; (2) The applicant's residence address and the telephone number at that location; (3) The applicant's date of birth; (4) The physical description of the applicant, including but not limited to race, gender, height, weight, hair color and eye color; (5) The applicant's social security number; (6) The applicant's driver's license number and its state of issue; (7) The applicant's prior work experience for the three year period immediately preceding the date of application, including any current place(s) of employment; (8) The name of the escort service(s) that the applicant will be employed by, providing services for, or associated with; and (9) The applicant's prior criminal history, if any, including, but not limited to, whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime and, if so, the date and location of the conviction and the type of crime. (c) In addition to the above application information, the applicant shall also submit to having his or her fingerprints taken and allow for a photograph to be taken by the city's Police Department. The fingerprints and photographs shall be attached to and form a part of the application for as escort license. (d) The applicant shall be responsible for keeping the information provided to the city on the application current. Any change in any of the information contained on the application shall be reported by the applicant in writing to the city within three business days.

Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 12-47 License fee.

§ 12-47 - License fee. The fee for the annual escort license shall be an amount that is adequate and reasonable for administrative expenses. The fee shall be set by resolution of the City Council and may be adjusted, from time to time, by subsequent resolutions of the City Council.

Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 12-48 Duration of license.

§ 12-48 - Duration of license. All escort licenses issued by the city pursuant to this article shall be valid from the date of issuance until the following September 30. All such licenses shall be sold by the city beginning September 1 of each year and shall be due and payable on or before October 1 of each year and shall expire on September 30 of the succeeding year. In the event that October 1 falls on a weekend or holiday, the license fee shall be due and payable on or before the first working day following October 1. The license fee may be pro rated in the event a license is issued after October 1 (or the first working day following October 1), but prior to September 1 of the succeeding year. Any license not renewed when due and payable shall be considered delinquent and subject to a delinquent penalty which shall be established by resolution of the City Council. The delinquency penalty may be adjusted, from time to time, by subsequent resolutions of the City Council. In addition, the failure to renew a license when due and payable may be grounds for revocation of a license.

Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 12-49 Age limitation.

§ 12-49 - Age limitation. No individual, licensed pursuant to this article shall transact business as an escort with any person, customer or patron who has not yet attained the age of 18 years unless the escort has first obtained the written consent of a parent or guardian for the minor customer or patron. The parent or guardian shall be at least 18 years of age and shall sign a written authorization that he or she is the parent or legal guardian of the minor customer and/or patron and that he or she is consenting to the utilization of the services of the escort by the minor. The signature of the parent or legal guardian on the authorization shall be notarized. The escort shall retain the written authorization for a period of not less than 36 months from the date of the transaction for which the authorization was obtained. A new written authorization must be obtained for each transaction involving a customer or patron under 18 years of age even if the minor customer or patron previously has utilized the services of the escort.

Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 12-50 Escort license denial or revocation.

§ 12-50 - Escort license denial or revocation. (a) No escort license shall be issued to any person if the applicant has been: (1) Convicted of a felony; and/or (2) Convicted of any offense relating to prostitution, lewdness or indecent exposure, obscene literature, profanity, any other offense involving sexual misconduct or any offense relating to a violation of the controlled substance abuse laws. (b) Conviction of the applicant of any felony or of any offense set forth in subsection (a)(2) above shall be grounds for denial or revocation of an escort license. (c) Providing false information on the application for an escort license shall be grounds for denial or revocation of a license. (d) Failure to comply with any provision of this article shall be grounds for revocation of an escort license.

Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 12-51 License suspension.

§ 12-51 - License suspension. Upon certified information provided by the city's Police Department or another duly authorized law enforcement agency that one or more of the provisions of this article have been violated by the licensee, the city may suspend an escort license.

Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 12-52 Appeals.

§ 12-52 - Appeals. (a) An applicant or licensee may file an appeal of the denial or revocation of an escort license permit to the City Council within ten business days of the denial or revocation. If no appeal request is filed within the ten day period, then the applicant or licensee shall be deemed to have waived his or her right to an administrative review of the denial or revocation of the escort license. (b) An appeal of an escort license denial or revocation shall be heard at a regular meeting of the City Council. The City Council shall be the final administrative review agency with respect to the denial or revocation of an escort license. At the hearing on the appeal, the applicant or licensee shall have the opportunity to be heard concerning the denial or revocation of the license, and the decision of the City Council shall be final.

Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 12-53 Other licenses or permits.

§ 12-53 - Other licenses or permits. Nothing in this article shall be construed so as to relieve the applicant or licensee of the responsibility to apply for and obtain any other license or permit otherwise required by law to be employed as an escort within the city.

Source: City of Cape Coral, Florida, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_coral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH12OFMIPR_ARTIVESSE_DIV2LIREFetched: 11/4/2026