§ 31A.23. Prohibited Acts by Escorts.

It is unlawful for an escort or escort service worker to commit any of the following acts, or for an operator of an escort service to knowingly or with reason to know, permit, suffer, aid, assist, or allow any escort or escort service worker to commit any of the following acts:

(1)

Operate or conduct business as an escort within the City limits of the City of Orlando, Florida, without first obtaining and keeping valid, a City of Orlando occupational license;

(2)

Enter a hotel, motel, or other transient place of lodging for the purpose of meeting or serving a customer without immediately meeting with an employee of the place of lodging who is working at the front desk or reception area and doing each of the following:

a.

Provide the time of arrival and the estimated time of departure; and

b.

Present a copy of the escort's occupational license; and

c.

Identify himself or herself, identity the escort service that sent him or her, state the name of the customer he or she is meeting or servicing; and

d.

Describe the location of the meeting, including any applicable room number; and

e.

Notify an employee at the front desk or reception area upon departing the premises;

(3)

Begin a meeting with a customer between 10:00 p.m. any day of the week and 9:00 a.m. of the following day;

(4)

Begin a meeting or service with a customer without first meeting the customer in a public place, such as a restaurant or bar, before accompanying the customer to any place which is not open and occupied by the public, such as a hotel room or residence;

(5)

Display or expose specified anatomical areas to a customer;

(6)

Engage in any specified sexual activity with a customer;

(7)

Require, entice, or solicit a customer to remove any item of clothing that would expose a specific anatomical area;

(8)

Solicit a tip or gratuity from a customer in exchange for a promise or suggestion of any act or service.

(Ord. of 6-3-2002, § 2, Doc. #020603701)