Escort License
An escort is any person who for a salary, fee, tip, commission, hire, profit or other consideration makes oneself available to the public for the purpose of accompanying another person for companionship, or agreeing or offering to privately model lingerie or to perform private erotic dancing for another person.
City Code
- City Code 2.3.6 for Escort License
- City Code Chapter 2, Article 1 for all Business Licenses
- Escorts must abide by state law set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes Title 29, Article 11.8
Fees and Payment
- Annual license fee: $110
- Late renewal fee: $55
- Annual background check: $7
- Additional license fee (if working for more than one agency): $15
- Change of employer fee (if transferring to a new agency): $15
- Duplicate license fee: $5
Escort Licenses are valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance or renewal.
The City Clerk's Office accepts cash, check, money order, Visa and MasterCard.
Required Documents
- Proof of age over eighteen (18)
- Proof of Residency in Colorado for at least six (6) weeks
- Business License Application
- Supplemental Application
- Transfer Application (To be completed when transferring from one agency to another).
Escort Bureau License
An escort business is any business, agency or person who, for a salary, fee, tip, commission, hire, profit or other consideration, furnishes, offers to furnish, advertises to furnish or arranges for persons to accompany other persons for companionship, or who, for a salary, fee, tip, commission, hire, profit or other consideration furnishes, offers to furnish, advertises to furnish or arranges for persons to model lingerie privately or perform private erotic dancing for another person.
City Code
- City Code 2.3.6 for Escort License
- City Code Chapter 2, Article 1 for all Business Licenses
- Escort Bureaus must abide by state law set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12, Article 25.5
Fees and Payment
- License fee: $750
- Annual renewal fee: $500
- Late renewal fee: $250
- Initial background check for Principal/Managing Agents: $7 per individual
- Duplicate license fee: $5
Escort Licenses are valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance or renewal.
The City Clerk's Office accepts cash, check, money order, Visa and MasterCard.
Required Documents
- Proof of age over eighteen (18)
- Proof of Residency in Colorado for at least six (6) weeks
- Business License Application
- Supplemental Application
- Department Review Form
- Home Occupation Permit (if operating out of a private residence) from City Planning and Land Use Review, as outlined in Department Review Form.
- Trade Name Registration and Certificate of Good Standing with Colorado Secretary of State, if applicable.
Escort Bureau Runner License
An escort bureau runner is any person who, for a salary, fee, tip, commission, hire, profit or other consideration, acts in the capacity of an agent for an escort bureau by contacting or meeting with escort patrons whether or not the person is employed by the escort bureau or by another business or is self-employed.
City Code
- City Code 2.3.6 for Escort License
- City Code Chapter 2, Article 1 for all Business Licenses
- Escort Bureau Runners must abide by state law set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12, Article 25.5
Fees and Payment
- Annual license fee: $110
- Late renewal fee: $55
- Annual background check: $7
- Additional license fee (if working for more than one agency): $15
- Change of employer fee (if transferring to a new agency): $15
- Duplicate license fee: $5
Escort Licenses are valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance or renewal.
The City Clerk's Office accepts cash, check, money order, Visa and MasterCard.
Required Documents
- Proof of age over eighteen (18)
- Proof of Residency in Colorado for at least six (6) weeks
- Business License Application
- Supplemental Application
- Transfer Application (To be completed when transferring from one agency to another).