(a) License Required: Every person engaging in the business of peddling or commercial soliciting must obtain a license from the village as hereinafter provided. The application shall set forth the information contained in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Application For License: Application for a license shall be made upon a form provided by the village clerk. The applicant shall truthfully state in full the information requested on the application:
(1) Name and address of present place of residence and length of residence at such address; business address if other than residence address; also social security number;
(2) Address of place of residence during the past three (3) years, if other than present address;
(3) Physical description of the applicant;
(4) Name and address of the person by whom the applicant is employed or represents, and the length of time of such employment or representation;
(5) Name and address of employer during the past three (3) years, if other than the present employer;
(6) Description sufficient for identification of the subject matter of peddling or soliciting in which the applicant will engage;
(7) Period of time for which the license is sought;
(8) The date, or approximate date, of the latest previous application for license under this article, if any;
(9) Whether a license issued to the applicant by the village or any other municipality has ever been revoked;
(10) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this article or ordinance of any other Illinois municipality regulating soliciting or peddling;
(11) Evidence that the applicant is authorized to solicit for the organization represented;
(12) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony within the preceding ten (10) years, or convicted of a misdemeanor or ordinance violation within the preceding five (5) years, and the nature of the offense.
(13) Submit background check results from the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification, which may done by submitting the results from a State-approved Livescan vendor to the Police Department, which results must have been issued by the vendor within the past ninety (90) days prior to submission to the Village. (Ord. 0-89-26, 6-5-1989; amd. Ord. O-23-13, 6-5-2023)