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 San Antonio
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 21. OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 Article IX. SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
 Division 3. SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS EMPLOYEE PERMITS, OPERATIONS, AND CONDUCT

  § 21-225. Process for requesting an SOB entertainer, manager, and floor manager permit.  

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  • (a)

    The chief of police shall create a form for each type of permit consistent with the provisions of this article.

    (b)

    An applicant may obtain a form from the city government website page (sanantonio.gov/sapd) or at the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) Headquarters Records Unit. Applications shall be accepted Tuesday through Thursday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 pm. Applications shall not be accepted at any other time or on any other day.

    (c)

    At the time that the chief of police receives an application, the applicant shall pay the required fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) at the records unit service window. The applicant will receive a receipt and paperwork from the records division along with their completed application and submit said information and waiver form to the identification division. The identification division shall take fingerprints and generate an SOB permit number. The applicant will then be photographed at the identification division.

    (d)

    All photographs and applications shall be used to perform a background investigation and for the purpose of photographic identification of permit holders, and shall be kept on record with the chief of police while the applicant possesses a valid permit, and for a period of five (5) years after the expiration, revocation, or denial of the permit.

    (e)

    All photographs of applicants shall be destroyed at the expiration of five (5) years after the expiration, revocation, or denial of the permit, but all applicants submitting new applications shall be required to comply with photograph and fingerprint requirements in this section.

    (f)

    The police department shall conduct a criminal background check and verify the applicant is eligible to receive an SOB entertainer, manager, or floor-manager permit. All application information related to entertainer's permits shall be held confidential by the police department.

(Ord. No. 2012-12-06-0933, §§ 4, 6, 12-6-12)