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ORDINANCE NO. N$-1593 ~AGE SEVEN be issued to the address of the employer of the escort, who must in turn also hold a valid Escort Bureau or Introductory Service Permit issued by the City of Santa Ana pursuant to the provisions of this article. SECTION 12-159. Term of permit. The term of an Escort Permit, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall be for a period of one (1) year. SECTION 12-160. Employee permit renewal. An Escort Permit, issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, which has not been suspended or revoked, may be renewed for a period of one (1) year on written application to the chief of police made at least ninty (90) days prior to the expiration date of the current valid permit. The ap- plication for renewal of a permit shall contain all of the information required in Section 12-162 of this article, and shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of this article. SECTION 12-161. Permit identification card. Each escort permit holder shall be issued an identification card which will also serve as an Escort Permit. The permit holder shall carry such card in a visible position upon his or her person when acting as an escort and produce the same for inspection upon request. Each permit holder shall immediat- ely surrender, to the chief of police, any Escort Permit issued by the City of Santa Ana upon the suspension, revocation,or expiration of such permit, or upon leaving employment as an escort. SECTION 12-162. Escort permit; renewal application. (a) Any person desiring to obtain a permit, or renewal of an existing permit, to act as an escort, shall make applica- tion to the chief of police or his designated representative. Prior to submitting such application for a permit or renewal of a permit, a non-refundable fee, as established by resolution of the city council, shall be paid to the department of finance to defray, in part, the cost of the investigation and report required by this article. The department of finance shall issue a receipt showing that such permit application or renewal fee has been paid. The receipt, or a copy thereof, shall be supplied to the chief of police at the time such application is filed. Permit fees required under this article shall be in addition to any license, permit or fee required under any other chapter of this Code. (b) Neither the filing of an application for a permit, or renewal thereof, nor the payment of an application or renewal fee, shall authorize a person to act as an escort until such permit has been granted or renewed. (c) Each applicant for an Escort Permit, or renewal there- of, shall furnish the information required by subsections (c) (1) through (12) of Section 12-156 of this article, and shall, in addition, furnish the following information: (1) A certificate from a medical doctor licensed to practice in the State of California, stating that the applicant has within thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of the applica- tion been examined and found to be free of any contagious or communicable disease;