644.04 REGISTRATION.
(a) No person shall panhandle without a registration issued by the Chief of Police except as provided in subsection (g) below. The registration shall include the name and photograph of the person to whom it is issued. Any person who has been registered shall display the registration in plain view on the front of that person at all times while panhandling.
(b) The Chief of Police shall issue the registration, without a fee, to any eligible person who presents himself or herself at the Police Department, during normal business hours; states his or her true name; presents a photo identification or signs a declaration under penalty of perjury that he or she has no such identification; and permits himself or herself to be photographed and finger printed.
(c) A person is ineligible to register and/or may have his or her registration revoked if, any only if, within the past five years, he or she:
(1) Has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of two or more violations of any section of this Chapter;
(2) Has had a registration revoked pursuant to subsection (f) below; or
(3) Has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of two or more offenses under the laws of any jurisdiction which involve aggressive or intimidating behavior while soliciting or making false or misleading representations while soliciting.
(d) Upon receipt of an application for registration in accordance with subsection (a) above, the Chief of Police shall issue a temporary registration valid for ten days and shall determine eligibility for a regular registration before the temporary registration expires. An eligible applicant shall receive a regular registration upon determination of the applicant's eligibility. The regular registration shall expire one year from the date of issuance. Along with the registration, the Chief of Police shall give the applicant a copy of this section.
(e) No person shall make a false or misleading representation while applying for registration under this section.
(f) Upon arrest for any violation of this chapter, a solicitor shall release to the arresting officer any registration issued under this section to the arrestee. The arrestee shall apply to the Chief of Police for consecutive 30 day temporary registrations pending adjudication of the arrest case. The Chief of Police shall revoke any registration issued under this section to a person who has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of a violation of this Chapter.
(Ord. 2014-118. Passed 10-13-14.)