(a) Applications for licenses for peddlers or solicitors shall be filed with the Chief of Police on a form to be furnished by the Chief of Police which shall require at least the following information:
(1) The name of the applicant and the applicant’s physical description.
(2) The home address of the applicant, social security number or driver’s license number and the tax identification number of the employer.
(3) The name and address of the person by whom the applicant is employed or for whom the applicant is soliciting.
(4) The length of the applicant’s service with such employer or person for whom he or she is soliciting.
(5) All places of residence of the applicant and all employment during the preceding year.
(6) The nature and the character of the goods to be sold or services to be furnished by the applicant or the purpose for which the funds are being collected.
(7) Submission to fingerprinting if requested by the Police Department for local police files and for the purpose of determining the criminal record, if any, of the applicant.
The City income tax form must also be filled out and filed with the registration.
(b) The applicant shall furnish a recent photograph. Such application shall be made at least ten days before the license is issued.
(c) If the Chief of Police determines after an investigation that the applicant proposes to engage in a lawful commercial or professional enterprise and neither the applicant nor the enterprise upon which the applicant proposes to engage constitutes a clear and present danger to the residents of the City, the Chief of Police shall issue a license to the applicant.
(Ord. 7495-02. Passed 9-3-02.)