What is an Escort Service?
An escort service is any person or persons who, for profit, makes themselves available to the public for the purposes of accompaniment or companionship. The “escort bureau” is the business which arranges meetings between escorts and escort patrons.
Escorts must acquire an escort license from local licensing authorities. These licenses are only valid within the locality in which the issuance occurs. These licenses allow an individual to:
- Hold themselves out to the public as an escort service or accept payment as an escort.
- Manage or conduct an escort bureau.
- Declare themselves as an escort runner or accept payment as an escort runner.
What is an escort license?
Local authorities require escort licenses in order to escort or to manage an escort bureau or escort service. However, they only apply to the localities in which they were originally issued. They remain valid for one year from the issuance date and must renew at least 45 days before the expiration date. Any escort service must acquire an individual license for each person associated with or working for the bureau or service.
