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Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 08
Chapter 08.01
Section 08.01.320
 

Title 08 Taxation and Revenue

Chapter 08.01 Business Registrations

Section 08.01.320 Denial or Revocation of Business License – Illegal Activity
  1. No person convicted of an offense under Chapter 9A.88 RCW or a comparable law of another state, and no person convicted of an offense under Chapter 9A.60 RCW or a comparable law of another state, when such violation of Chapter 9A.60 RCW or comparable law of another state is related to the operation of a massage business or reflexology business, shall be authorized or entitled to obtain or retain a City of Spokane business license for a massage business or reflexology business.
  1. The issuance of a business license for a massage business or reflexology business to a person previously convicted of an offense described in subsection A shall be null and void.
  1. In the event a person who has obtained a City of Spokane business license for a massage business or reflexology business is thereafter convicted of an offense described in subsection A, such business license shall be deemed invalid and subject to revocation pursuant to Chapter 4.04 SMC.
  1. For a two-year period following conviction, a business license application for the operation of a massage business or reflexology business may be denied to any licensee convicted of an offense under Chapter 10.78 SMC.
  1. A business license for the operation of a massage business or reflexology business may be revoked as it relates to any licensee convicted of an offense under Chapter 10.78 SMC.
  1. For the purposes of this section, the terms "massage," "massage business," reflexology," and "reflexology business" shall have the meanings set forth in RCW 18.108.010 as now enacted or hereafter amended or recodified.

Date Passed: Monday, October 2, 2023

Effective Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

ORD C36444 Section 2