Legal Opinion · Dissent
IDK, Inc. v. County of Clark
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1988No. 85-1877Published
1DissentReinhardt, Circuit Judge
I dissent. I would invalidate the Clark County licensing regulation on constitutional grounds.
The regulation makes it unlawful to operate an escort bureau without a license or to work as an escort unless employed by a licensed bureau. Clark County Code (CCC) §§ 8.32.040, 8.32.050 (1985). However, licenses are not issued automatically. Rather, the licensing officials are granted broad discretion to deny, suspend, and revoke licenses. Id. §§ 8.32.080(I-J), 8.32.140. For example, the licensing board can deny an application if the applicant is not a person “of good character, honesty and…
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