§ 5.05.011. Work cards.

(a)

Any person employed by each of the following businesses or acting as an independent contractor for any of the following businesses shall be required to obtain a work card, permitting his/her photograph to be taken, have his/her fingerprints taken through the chief of police, and comply with any other FBI or police department requirements necessary to obtain a national background check;

(1)

Booting companies;

(2)

Escort services;

(3)

Out call entertainment services;

(4)

Pawn shops;

(5)

Secondhand dealers;

(6)

Towing companies; and

(7)

Vehicles for hire.

(b)

A business establishment set forth in subsection (a), licensed under this title 5 shall not employ or contract for services with any person who does not hold a valid work card as required by this chapter.

(c)

Every person submitting an application for a work card pursuant to this title is subject to a background investigation to determine suitability for the work card, and shall submit all information required by the police department or the FBI. An FBI fingerprint-based investigation must be conducted prior to the issuance of any work card set forth in subsection (a) above.

(d)

Pursuant to NRS 239B.010(1)(a) and P.L. 92-544, the police department is authorized to submit the fingerprints of an applicant for a work card set forth in subsection (a) above, plus any required fees and any information required for the background check, to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for a statewide background check and for submission by the Central Repository to the FBI to obtain the FBI nationwide background check of the applicant. The Nevada Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to exchange such fingerprint data with the FBI for purposes of the background check.

(e)

It is the duty of the chief of police or designee to investigate the legal qualifications of each applicant for a work card before a permanent work card is granted, to periodically investigate the legal qualifications of each holder of a work card, and to verify that no work card shall be granted to unsuitable persons. The following persons are declared to be unsuitable to be granted or to hold any work card under the provisions of this chapter:

(1)

A person who, within the five years immediately preceding the date of the application, has been convicted of any of the following criminal offenses, regardless of the jurisdiction of the conviction:

a.

A felony or any crime which, under the laws of this state, would amount to a felony;

b.

Any crime of which theft, fraud or intent to defraud is an element;

c.

Unlawfully possessing or distributing controlled substances;

d.

Solicitation, prostitution, or pandering; or

e.

Any sex offense requiring the applicant to register under NRS 179D.441 to 179D.470, if the applicant has been classified by the state as a Tier 1 or below.

(2)

A person who, within the ten years immediately preceding the date of the application, has been convicted of any sex offense requiring the applicant to register under NRS 179D.441 to 179D.470, if the applicant has been classified by the state as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 offender.

(f)

A person who applies for a work card, or reports a name change, change of contact information, or lost or stolen work card, while criminal charges enumerated in subsection (e) are pending, will be issued a temporary work card. The temporary work card will carry, as an expiration date, the date the charges are scheduled to be heard in a court of law. The expiration date will be extended, as necessary, until the criminal charges have been adjudicated. The disposition of the criminal matter will be the determining factor in whether or not a permanent work card is issued. It is the applicant's responsibility to obtain a temporary work card with a new expiration date.

(g)

Providing false information, or omitting required information, will be grounds for denial or revocation of a work card previously issued and/or prosecution as provided in section 1.04.010 of the Reno Municipal Code.

(h)

The police department may investigate through the use of any state or federal law enforcement agencies or through other legal means reasonably available.

(i)

The police department may revoke a work card when the person holding the card is convicted of any offense enumerated in subsection (e) above.

(j)

Upon submitting the application for a work card to the police department, the applicant will be issued a work card if no disqualifying information appears on the application. The work card will be subject to revocation upon return of the background investigation from the state repository and the FBI, if the return contains disqualifying information.

(k)

Any person denied a work card or who has a work card revoked may make a written application for review to the chief of police. The chief of police or designee may, having due consideration for the proper protection of the public health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the city, and upon evidence of the good moral character and rehabilitation of the applicant, waive any of the above enumerated restrictions and conditions and grant said work card.

(l)

Any person whose denial or revocation of a work card has been upheld by the chief of police or designee may appeal the decision of the chief of police or designee in accordance with the procedure set forth in RMC section 4.04.160.

(m)

A permanent work card will be valid for five years from the date of initial application and will expire thereafter. Appeals of adverse decisions or issuance of temporary work cards shall not serve to extend the expiration date. A permanent work card issued prior to the effective date of this ordinance will retain the expiration date in effect when the permanent work card was issued.

(Ord. No. 4765, § 1, 7-8-97; Ord. No. 5050, § 1, 9-28-99; Ord. No. 5527, § 1, 12-17-03; Ord. No. 5718, § 1, 7-6-05; Ord. No. 6047, § 2, 8-20-08; Ord. No. 6242, § 1, 7-11-12; Ord. No. 6512, § 1, 5-8-19)