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It shall be unlawful for any person to go or cause another person to go from house to house to carry on the activities of a charitable solicitor, without having a valid charitable solicitor’s license. Each charitable solicitor shall obtain his, her or its separate charitable solicitor’s license prior to going from house to house to engage in such activities.
(Ord. passed 11-19-96) Penalty, see § 7-258
DIVISION 3: APPLICATION FOR LICENSES, ISSUANCE, DENIALS AND APPEALS
(A) Before engaging in a business activity as a peddler, itinerant merchant or charitable solicitor in the City, a person shall make an application with the City Clerk which shall be upon a form approved by the City Manager and filed with the Clerk. Every such application shall be made under oath and shall contain the following information:
(1) The type of license requested and the applicant’s:
(a) Full name,
(b) Personal description of applicant,
(c) Drivers License Number,
(d) Recent photograph of applicant,
(e) Criminal background check,
(f) Date of birth,
(g) Mailing address, and
(h) Residential address if different from mailing address.
(2) If the application is for a peddler’s license the applicant shall also provide:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant’s current employer if the applicant is employed by another person.
(b) The name and address of each employer for whom the applicant has worked in the 12-month period immediately preceding the filing of the application.
(c) A statement of the names of the magazines, journals or books or the types of goods, wares, or merchandise; or articles, tags, services, emblems, publications, tickets, advertisements, subscriptions or things of value that will be solicited or offered for sale.
(3) If the application is for a charitable solicitor’s license the applicant should provide:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the charity for which the person is currently acting as a charitable solicitor.
(b) The name and address of each charity for whom the applicant has worked or engaged in the activities of charitable solicitor in the 12-month period immediately preceding the filing of the application.
(c) A statement of the names of the magazines, journals or books or the types of goods, wares, or merchandise; or articles, tags, services, emblems, publications, tickets, advertisements, subscriptions or things of value that will be offered or solicited.
(4) If the application is for an itinerant merchant’s license the applicant should provide:
(a) The location where the goods are to be sold.
(b) A written statement, signed by the owner or lessee of any real property upon which the itinerant merchant offers goods for sale, giving the applicant permission to be upon said real property.
(5) If, within the four-year period immediately preceding the filing of the application, the applicant has been convicted of violating any statute or ordinance relating to the use of sales or subscription solicitations or charitable solicitation methods that involved fraud, misrepresentation or false and misleading statements, the applicant shall state the date and the nature of the conviction, and the name and address of the court in which such conviction occurred.
(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 9-19-06; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)
(A) No license shall be issued until the third business day following the filing date.
(B) The Clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the application to the Police Department for an investigative report.
(C) Upon receipt of a copy of an application for a license from the Clerk, the Police Department shall conduct an investigation of the applicant to verify the truthfulness of the information contained in such application and shall within three business days of the filing date make a written report of its findings to the Clerk.
(D) On the fourth business day following the filing date, the City Clerk shall either:
(1) Issue the license; or
(2) Deny the license and give the applicant a written statement of the reasons for such denial.
(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)
(A) In the event the City Clerk denies an application for a license, the applicant shall have the right to appeal such denial to the City Manager. The appeal must be made in writing and must state the grounds for the appeal.
(B) The City Manager shall schedule and conduct a hearing on such appeals, such hearing to be held within five working days following his receipt of the appeal and the applicant shall be given three days written notice of the hearing. Within five business days after the hearing, the City Manager shall either:
(1) Order that the license be issued, or
(2) Give the applicant a written statement of the grounds for the denial of the applicant’s appeal.
(C) Appeals from the decision of the City Manager shall be to the appropriate division of the General Court of Justice of the State of North Carolina.
(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)
DIVISION 4: EXHIBIT, TRANSFERABILITY AND DURATION OF LICENSES
The respective license shall be in the licensee’s possession whenever the peddler, itinerant merchant or charitable solicitor is engaged in the respective business activities. Upon request, the licensee shall promptly display such license to any police officer or any person being solicited by the licensee.
(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 9-19-06; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)
(A) Licenses shall expire at midnight, the thirtieth day of June of each year.
(B) If a business is begun after January 31 and before July 1, the amount of the tax due is half the amount otherwise due.
(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 3-18-97; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)
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