New Orleans City Code § 30-556 Required.
Sec. 30-556. - Required.
No person shall answer the business telephone of an escort service without a valid permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(Code 1956, § 22A-5)
Telephone Operator Permit
New Orleans City Code ch. 30, art. VII, div. 2, subpt. IV
in effectNew Orleans City Code § 30-557 Application.
Sec. 30-557. - Application.
Any person desiring a telephone operator permit shall file a written application with the director of the department of finance. The application shall be verified by the applicant. Any applicant for a telephone operator permit shall furnish all the information required by section 30-502. In addition, the applicant shall furnish the name of the escort service, if any, at which the applicant expects to be employed.
(Code 1956, § 22A-5(1)(b))
New Orleans City Code § 30-558 Application fee.
Sec. 30-558. - Application fee.
Any person desiring to obtain a permit to act as a telephone operator for an escort service shall make application to the director of the department of finance for a telephone operator permit. A fee of $250.00 made payable to the director of the department of finance shall accompany the submission of the application to defray the costs of investigation and administration before and after the issuance of a permit.
(Code 1956, § 22A-5(1)(a))
New Orleans City Code § 30-559 Investigation.
Sec. 30-559. - Investigation.
Applications for permits under this subdivision shall be referred to the superintendent of police who shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant and report the findings to the director of the department of finance within 30 days of the application being filed.
(Code 1956, § 22A-5(2))
New Orleans City Code § 30-560 Grant.
Sec. 30-560. - Grant.
Within 60 days of receipt of the application, the director of the department of finance shall grant or deny it. The director shall grant a telephone operator permit only if he finds that:
(1) The required fee has been paid.
(2) The applicant has not knowingly made a material misstatement in the application for a permit.
(3) The applicant has fully cooperated in the investigation of his application.
(4) The applicant has not been convicted of or has currently pending against that person any violation of the law of any state of the United States which would be a felony under the law of the state or any violation of any law of any jurisdiction for the unlawful practice of massage, prostitution, pandering, pimping, promoting prostitution, inciting prostitution, lewd conduct or sexual misconduct within five years of the application.
(5) The applicant has not previously had a telephone operator permit, escort permit or escort service license denied or revoked for cause by this city or by any other jurisdiction in this or any other state within two years of the date of application.
(6) The applicant is at least 17 years of age.
(Code 1956, § 22A-5(3))
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