HomeMy Public PortalAbout79-484 ORDINANCE NO. 79-484
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON
REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF HYPNOTISM
AND AMENDING THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4130 .1 of Article IV, Chapter
1 of the Carson Municipal Code is amended to read:
4130 .1 . Every person who carries on, practices or
professes to practice the business or art of astrology,
phrenology, life reading, fortune telling, cartomancy,
clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal gazing, mediumship,
mesmerism, oriental mysteries, palmistry, spirit photography,
spirit writing, spirit voices , spirit materialization,
etherealization, numerology, physiognomy, psychometry,
seership, prophecy, augury, divination, magic or necromancy,
or other similar art or business, and demands or receives
directly or indirectly a fee or reward, or who accepts any
donation for the exercise or exhibition thereof at any place
where an admission fee, donation, or reward is charged or
receives, directly or indirectly, or who teaches or gives
instruction in any such art or business and demands or
receives, directly or indirectly, a fee or reward, or who
accepts any donation for such teaching or instruction is
guilty of a misdemeanor .
Section 2 . Article VI , Chapter 3 , Part 1 of the
Carson Municipal Code is amended by adding section 6303 .44-7/8
to read:
6303 .44-7/8 . Hypnotist shall mean any person,
except licensed psychologists, physicians, family, child and
marriage counselors and qualified persons acting at the
request of police agencies in the investigation of crimes,
engaged in the art or practice of hypnosis or in the teaching
of self-hypnosis for persons undergoing a course or program
of avocational or vocational self-improvement, acting
pursuant to and subject to the limitations and purposes of
Section 2908 of the California Business and Professions
Code, as amended.
Section 3 . Article VI , Chapter 3 , Part 3 of the
Carson Municipal Code is amended by adding section 6365 .40
to read:
6365 .40 . Hypnotists $150
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Section 4 . Article VI , Chapter 3 , Part 5 of the
Carson Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 63130 .10
to read:
63130 .10 . Hypnotism.
(a) The act or practice of hypnotism, except as
performed by licensed psychologists, physicians, family,
child and marriage counselors and qualified persons acting
at the request of police agencies in the investigation of
crimes, may be conducted and self-hypnosis may be taught to
persons undergoing a course or program of avocational or
vocational self-improvement, pursuant to and subject to the
limitations and purposes of Section 2908 of the California
Business and Professions Code, as amended, only upon fulfill-
ment of the requirements of this section and Section 636540.40
of this Code.
(b) In addition to the requirements of Section
6374 of this Code, the applicant for a hypnotism permit
shall provide the following additional information in the
application to be filed with the Finance Director :
( i) Record of convictions for violations of
the law, except minor traffic violations, but not excluding
driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs
or reckless driving resulting in injury to others;
( ii) Name and address of persons for whom
the applicant has worked for the last five (5 ) years;
( iii) Name and address of three (3 ) responsible
persons who have known the applicant for more than three ( 3 )
years;
( iv) Fingerprints of the applicant;
(v) Proof of registration by a hypnotists
organization approved by the Office of Private Post Secondary
Education, of the California Department of Education,
pursuant to Section 94311 (d) of the California Education
Code, and membership in at least one ( 1) statewide or
nationwide organization of professional hypnotists;
(vi) Proof of a policy of public liability
insurance in the amount of not less than $100,000; and
(vii) Such other information as the Finance
Director may deem necessary.
(c) The Finance Director shall not issue a permit
under the provisions of this section until :
( i) The application has been reviewed and
approved by the Sheriff ' s Department. The Sheriff' s Department
shall approve or disapprove the application within thirty
( 30 ) days of receipt from the Finance Director;
( ii) The Finance Director finds that the
applicant meets the qualifications set forth in this section;
and
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( iii) Issuance of the permit will not be
detrimental to the public health, safety or general we? fare.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th dzv_ of
August 1979.
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ATTEST:
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City C erk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES } ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California,
do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City
is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 79-484, passed first
reading on July 17 1 , 1979, was duly and regularly adopted
by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly
held on the August 13 , 1979, and that the some was passed and
adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Marbut,Smith,Yamamoto and Calas
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bridgers
City Cler , City of rson, lifornia
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