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(A) Application for a certificate of registration shall be made upon a form provided by the Chief of Police and filed with the Chief of Police. 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 the address; also business address, if other than residence address; also Social Security number, driver’s license and/or other identification;
(2) Address of place of residence during the past three years, if other than present address;
(3) Age of applicant and marital status; if married, the name of spouse;
(4) Physical description of the applicant;
(5) Name and address of the person, firm or corporation of association whom the applicant is employed by or represents and the length of time of the employment or representation;
(6) Name and address of employer during the past three years other than the present employer;
(7) Description sufficient for identification of the subject matter of the soliciting in which the applicant will engage;
(8) Period of time for which the certificate is applied for;
(9) The date or approximate date of the latest previous application for certificate under this subchapter;
(10) Whether a certificate of registration issued to the applicant under this subchapter was ever revoked;
(11) Whether the applicant was ever convicted of a violation of any provision of this subchapter or the ordinance or any other state municipality regulating solicitation;
(12) Whether the applicant was ever convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of the state or any other state or federal law; and
(13) Additional information as the Chief of Police may deem necessary to process the application.
(B) All statements made by the applicant upon the application or in connection therewith shall be under oath.
(C) The Chief of Police shall require every applicant to submit to fingerprinting by the Police Department in connection with the application for certificate.
(D) (1) The Chief of Police shall cause to be kept in his or her office an accurate record of every application received and acted upon, together with all other information and data pertaining thereto and, all certificates of registration issued under the provisions of this subchapter and of the denial of applications.
(2) Applications for certificates shall be numbered in consecutive order as filed and every certificate issued and any renewal thereof shall be identified with the duplicate number of the application upon which it was issued.
(E) No certificate or registration shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of the state or any other state of federal law, within five years of the date of application; nor to any person whose certificate of registration issued hereunder has previously been revoked, as herein provided.
(1981 Code, § 35.03)
(A) The Chief of Police, after consideration of the application and all information obtained relative thereto, shall deny the application if the applicant does not possess the qualifications for the certificate, as herein required, and that the issuance of a certificate of registration to the applicant would not be in accord with the intent and purpose of this subchapter. Endorsement shall be made by the Chief of Police upon the application of the denial of the application. When the applicant is found to be fully qualified, the certificate of registration shall be issued forthwith. The certificate of registration shall state the expiration date thereof.
(B) (1) Any certificates of registration issued shall be received by the Chief of Police if the holder of the certificate is convicted of a violation of this chapter, has made a false material statement in the application or otherwise becomes disqualified for the issuance of a certificate of registration.
(2) Immediately upon the revocation, written notice thereof shall be given by the Chief of Police to the holder of the certificate in person or by certified U.S. mail, addressed to his or her residence address set forth in the application.
(3) Immediately upon the giving of the notice, the certificate of registration shall become null and void.
(1981 Code, § 35.04)
(A) It is the policy of the Board of Trustees that the occupant or occupants of the residences in the village shall make the determination of whether solicitors shall be or shall not be invited to their respective residence.
(B) If no determination is made, as is provided in § 114.29, registration isn’t required.
(1981 Code, § 35.05)
(A) Every person desiring to secure the protection intended to be provided by the regulations pertaining to soliciting contained in this subchapter shall comply with the following directions.
(B) Notice of the determination by the occupant of giving invitation to solicitors or the refusal of invitation to solicitors to any residence shall be given in the following manner:
(1) A weatherproof card, approximately three inches by four inches in size, shall be exhibited upon or near the main entrance door to the residence, indicating the determination by the occupant, containing the applicable words, as follows:
ONLY SOLICITORS REGISTERED IN EAST DUNDEE INVITED
or
NO SOLICITORS INVITED
(2) (a) The letters shall be of at least 1/3 inch in height.
(b) For the purpose of uniformity, the cards shall be provided by the Chief of Police to persons requesting same, at the cost thereof.
(3) The card so exhibited shall constitute sufficient notice to any solicitor of the determination by the occupant of the residence of the information contained thereon.
(1981 Code, § 35.06)
(A) (1) It shall be the duty of every solicitor upon going onto any premises in the village upon which a residence, as herein defined, is located, to first examine the notice provided for in § 114.29, if any is attached, and be governed by the statement contained on the notice.
(2) If the notice states “Only Solicitors Registered in East Dundee Invited,” then the solicitor not possessing a valid certificate of registration, as herein provided, shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises.
(3) If the notice states “No Solicitors Invited,” then the solicitor, whether registered or not, shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises.
(B) Any solicitor who has gained entrance to any residence, whether or not invited, shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises when requested to do so by the occupant.
(1981 Code, § 35.07) Penalty, see § 114.99
It is unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance for any person to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell upon or near any door, or create any sound in any other manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of the residence, for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant thereof and shall engage in soliciting, as herein defined, in defiance of the notice exhibited at the residence in accordance with the provisions of § 114.29.
(1981 Code, § 35.08) Penalty, see § 114.99
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