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5.83.030 DEFINITIONS.

For the purpose of this chapter certain words and phrases are defined as follows:

(1) An "Escort service business" means the business of providing escort service for-hire on a temporary basis.

(2) "Escort" is a person who, for compensation, accompanies another person to social affairs, entertainments, place of amusement, or eating places or who, for compensation, accompanies another person about any place of public resort or within any private quarters.

(3) "For-hire" means in return for the payment of money.

(4) "On a temporary basis" means for less than twenty-four hours.

(5) "Employee" is a person from whom the operator of an escort service bureau withholds state and federal income taxes and Social Security taxes.

(6) "Independent contractor" is a person who renders service to an operator of an escort service business but from whom the operator does not withhold such taxes.