The following provisions shall apply to commercial and noncommercial solicitation:
(A) Registration.
(1) Any person intending to conduct commercial or noncommercial solicitation activities within the village shall register with the Village Clerk or his or her designee upon the form provided by the Village Clerk or his or her designee. The registrant shall verify under oath all statements made by the registrant upon or in connection with the registration. Upon submission of a completed registration form, the Village Clerk or his or her designee shall acknowledge receipt thereof by executing a registration acknowledgment and giving a copy to the registrant. The registrant shall at all times during the conduct of solicitation activities within the village carry on his or her person a copy of the registration acknowledgment signed by the Village Clerk or his or her designee. The registration shall contain the following information:
(a) The registrant’s name and current residence address, the length of the registrant’s residence at that address, and the registrant’s business address, if other than residence address;
(b) The registrant’s social security number, and the registrant’s driver’s license number, or other official form of identification, if any;
(c) The name, address and telephone number of the registrant’s current employer and the length of the registrant’s employment with that employer, or in the case of registration for noncommercial solicitation, the name, address and telephone number of the organization the registrant represents, if any, and the name or names under which the registrant intends to solicit contributions;
(d) A brief description of the subject matter and purpose of the registrant’s solicitation;
(e) The dates for which the registrant seeks to conduct commercial or noncommercial solicitation activities; and
(f) The methods by which the registrant and the organization the registrant represents, if any, will conduct solicitation within the village.
(2) In addition, with respect to persons intending to conduct commercial solicitation activities within the village, the registrant shall provide the following information:
(a) The registrant’s residence address during the past 3 years, if other than the current residence address;
(b) A brief physical description of the registrant, including height, weight, and hair and eye color;
(c) The name and address of all the registrant’s employers during the past 3 years, if other than the registrant’s present employer;
(d) The registrant or employer’s sales tax identification number;
(e) Information regarding the use or revocation of prior commercial solicitation permits issued to the applicant by the village, if any, including the date, or approximate date, of the last previous registration for commercial solicitation permit from the village, if any;
(f) Information regarding prior or current violations, if any, by the registrant of any of the provisions of this subchapter, or the solicitation regulations of any other local, state or federal government; and
(g) Information regarding any prior conviction of the registrant of a felony under the laws of the State of Illinois, any other state, or the United States.
(B) Change in information. If during the pendency of any registration for, or during the term of, any commercial or noncommercial solicitation there is any change in any material information given in the registration information, the registrant shall promptly notify the Village Clerk or his or her designee in writing of the change.
(C) Application record. The Village Clerk or his or her designee shall cause to be kept an accurate record of every registration for commercial and noncommercial solicitation.
(D) Effective period. Registration to conduct commercial and noncommercial solicitation activities shall be valid for a consecutive period not to exceed 10 calendar days.
(E) Registration fee. Each registrant shall pay to the village a non-refundable fee in the amount of $50 prior to execution of the registration acknowledgment by the Village Clerk or his or her designee. The registration fee shall be paid in cash and shall be non-refundable. The registrant shall be given a receipt upon payment of the registration fee. The registration fee shall be waived for charitable organizations for 2 solicitation registrations per calendar year.
(Ord. 1997-09, passed 1-7-1997; Am. Ord. 2007-20, passed 9-11-2007) Penalty, see § 111.99