<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 18-91. - Licensing of massagists.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">License required.</span> No person shall engage in the business or profession of massage, unless such person
               shall have first applied for and received the privilege license provided by this section.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Application.</span> The application for the license required by this section shall be upon a form approved
               by the county manager and shall be filed with the county clerk. Such application shall
               be given under oath and shall contain the following information:
               
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               (1)
               
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               The name, age and residence address of the applicant.
               
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               (2)
               
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               A complete statement of the previous business or occupation of the applicant for the
               two years immediately preceding the date of application, including any massage establishment
               experience.
               
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               (3)
               
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               A complete statement of all convictions of the applicant for any felony or misdemeanor
               or violation of a local ordinance.
               
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               (4)
               
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               A complete statement of any revocation of any license granted by any governmental
               unit to the applicant to engage in the business or profession of massage.
               
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               (5)
               
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               The date and place of applicant's birth, the name of applicant's parents and the residence
               address or addresses of the applicant for the five years immediately preceding the
               date of application.
               
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               (c)
               
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               <span class="ital">Additional application requirements.</span> The applicant shall submit, as part of the application required in subsection (b)
               of this section, the following:
               
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               (1)
               
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               Fingerprints of the applicant taken by the sheriff's department;
               
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               (2)
               
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               Two recent photographs of the applicant's head and shoulders of a size and quality
               prescribed by the county manager; and
               
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               (3)
               
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               A medical certificate signed by a physician licensed to practice in the state within
               seven days of the date of the application. The certificate shall state that the applicant
               was examined by the certifying physician and that the applicant is free from communicable
               disease.
               
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               The additional information required by this subsection (c) shall be provided at the
               applicant's expense.
               
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               (d)
               
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               <span class="ital">Investigative report by sheriff.</span> The county clerk shall transmit a copy of the application to the sheriff's department
               for an investigative report. The sheriff's department shall, within a reasonable time,
               not to exceed 45 days, report the results of its investigation to the county clerk.
               
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               (e)
               
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               <span class="ital">Submission of application to board.</span> An application in proper form shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners,
               together with all reports required by this section. The board of county commissioners
               shall approve such application if the board of county commissioners determines that:
               
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               (1)
               
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               The applicant is at least 18 years of age;
               
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               (2)
               
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               The application contains no misstatement of fact;
               
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               (3)
               
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               The applicant has not been convicted of any crime involving sexual misconduct, including
               but not limited to G.S. 14-177 through G.S. 14-202.1 (offenses against public morality
               and decency) and G.S. 14-203 through G.S. 14-208 (prostitution or of any federal statute
               relating to prostitution), or the violation of any law or ordinance of any governmental
               unit concerning or related to the business or profession of massage revoked;
               
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               (4)
               
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               The applicant has not, for the three-year period preceding the application, had a
               previously issued license for engaging in the business or profession of massage revoked;
               
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               (5)
               
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               The applicant is free from communicable disease as evidenced by the medical certificate
               required in subsection (c)(3) of this section; and
               
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               (6)
               
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               The applicant has not been previously convicted of any violation of any provision
               of this division.
               
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               (f)
               
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               <span class="ital">Approval; fee.</span> Upon approval of the application by the board of county commissioners and upon receipt
               of the current license fee, the county tax collector shall issue a privilege license
               to the applicant.
               
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               (g)
               
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               <span class="ital">Medical exam of licensee.</span> The board of county commissioners shall have authority to direct that any person
               licensed under this section submit to a medical examination by a licensed physician
               approved by the board of county commissioners. This authority shall be exercised only
               when the board of county commissioners has reason to believe that any such person
               has contracted a communicable disease. Refusal to submit to such examination shall
               be grounds for revocation of such license, as provided in subsection (h) of this section.
               Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, every person licensed under this
               section shall file and continue to file with the county clerk a new medical certificate
               with each application for renewal of the license prescribed by this section. Failure
               to file such updated certificates shall be grounds for revocation of such license,
               as provided in subsection (h) of this section.
               
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               (h)
               
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               <span class="ital">Revocation.</span> A license issued pursuant to this section shall be revoked by action of the board
               of county commissioners if the board of county commissioners determines that:
               
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               (1)
               
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               The licensee has violated any provision of this article;
               
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               (2)
               
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               The licensee is afflicted with a communicable disease;
               
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               (3)
               
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               The licensee has failed to be examined by a licensed physician when required by the
               board of county commissioners pursuant to subsection (g) of this section, or has failed
               to file any medical certificate required by such subsection (g); or
               
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               (4)
               
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               The licensee has been convicted of a felony or any crime involving sexual misconduct,
               including but not limited to G.S. 14-177 through G.S. 14-202.1 (offenses against public
               morality and decency) and G.S. 14-203 through G.S. 14-208 (prostitution), or under
               any federal statute relating to prostitution or for violation of any laws or ordinance
               of any governmental unit related to the business or profession of massage.
               
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               (Ord. of 8-4-77, Â§ 4)
               
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