Noncommercial solicitation (i) by or on behalf of a charitable organization that is currently registered with the attorney general of the State of Illinois and is in full compliance with the provisions of an Act to Regulate Solicitation and Collection of Funds for Charitable Purposes, ILCS Ch. 225, Act 460, §§ 1 et seq., or (ii) for any noncommercial solicitation conducted or sponsored by any federal, state, or local governmental unit or by any organization conducting such noncommercial solicitation on behalf of or for the direct benefit of the governmental unit shall be and is hereby exempt from the requirements of § 111.32 regarding registration; provided, however, any charitable organization expressly exempted by this section, or any person conducting solicitation on behalf of such a charitable organization, shall give written notice of the intent to conduct solicitation to the Village Clerk or his or her designee at least 2 days before the charitable organization or person will conduct solicitation within the village. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, registration shall not be required hereunder for any noncommercial activities or speech not involving any form of request for money or other articles of value, or for any solicitation made on premises owned or occupied by the person or organization on behalf of whom the solicitation is made, or with respect to any solicitation directed solely to members of the soliciting organization or to any solicitation made at any meeting of the soliciting organization provided the solicitation is not made on public property.
(Ord. 1997-09, passed 1-7-1997; Am. Ord. 2007-20, passed 9-11-2007) Penalty, see § 111.99