<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 8-65. - Licensing of massage therapists.</div>
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               (a)
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               No person shall engage in the business or profession of massage therapy unless such
               person shall have first applied for and received a privilege license as required by
               this section.
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               (b)
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               Applicants must satisfy at least one of the following requirements:
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               (1)
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               The applicant must have graduated from an institute or school of massage therapy whose
               training program has been certified as curriculum-approved by the American Massage
               Therapy Association (referred to in this section as AMTA).
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               (2)
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               The applicant is presently a professional, active member in good standing in the AMTA.
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               (3)
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               The applicant has previously qualified for active membership status in the AMTA by
               passing the association's membership entrance examination.
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               These requirements shall apply to all applicants and no individual seeking to practice
               massage therapy in the county shall be exempted therefrom except as expressly provided
               in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH8BU_ARTIIIMAPA_S8-63EX" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">section 8-63</a>.
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               (c)
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               The application for the license required by this section shall be upon a form approved
               by the county and shall be filed with the tax collector for the county. 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 diploma or certificate of graduation from an institute or school of massage whose
               curriculum is approved by the American Massage Therapy Association; or a valid certificate
               of active membership in the AMTA; or a document from AMTA certifying that the applicant
               has passed the membership entrance examination.
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               (3)
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               A complete statement of the previous businesses or occupations of the applicant for
               the two years immediately preceding the date of the application.
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               (4)
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               The date and place of applicant's birth and the residence address or addresses of
               the applicant for the three years immediately preceding the date of application.
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               (5)
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               A complete statement of all convictions of the applicant for any felonies and for
               any offense involving sexual misconduct, whether in this jurisdiction or any other,
               including G.S. 14-177 through 14-202.1, (offenses against public morality and decency)
               and G.S. 14-203 through 14-208, (prostitution), or any federal statute relating to
               prostitution, or of any violation of any law or ordinance of any governmental unit
               concerning or related to the business or profession of massage.
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               (6)
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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 therapy.
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               (d)
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               Upon payment of the application fee, as set out in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH8BU_ARTIIIMAPA_S8-70FE" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">section 8-70</a>, and upon submission of all the information required by the application under this
               article, the tax collector shall transmit a copy of the application to the sheriff
               for an investigative report. The sheriff shall report the results of the investigation
               within a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days. A license shall be granted immediately,
               if all requirements described herein are met, and unless it appears that any such
               applicant is under the age of 18 years, has deliberately falsified the application,
               has had a previously issued license to engage in the business or profession of massage
               revoked, or the record of such applicant reveals a conviction as set out in subsection
               (c)(5) above.
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               (e)
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               Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict a massage therapist from engaging
               in the business or profession of massage therapy in his own home or business of a
               potential client; provided, however, the massage therapist post, or have in his possession
               at all times while engaged in the practice of massage therapy, the privilege license
               required by this article.
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               (f)
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               It shall be unlawful for anyone to perform massage therapy upon a person under the
               age of 18 years, unless and until consent therefor has been given by such person's
               parent, guardian or custodian.
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               (Ord. of 9-28-87, Â§ IV)
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