777.07 REGISTRATION.

   (a)   No person shall panhandle or seek personal donations in a public right-of-way without a registration issued by the Chief of Police or designee. The registration shall include the name and photograph of the person to whom it is issued. Any person who has been registered shall display the registration in plain view on the front of that person at all times while panhandling or seeking personal donations in a public right-of-way. No person whose registration has been revoked shall panhandle or seek personal donations in a public right-of-way for a period of two (2) years following the revocation.

   (b)   The Chief of Police shall issue the registration, without fee, to any eligible person who presents himself/herself at the City of Findlay Municipal Building, states his/her true name, presents a photo identification, or signs a declaration under penalty of perjury that he/she has no such identification, and permits himself/herself to be photographed and fingerprinted.

   (c)   A person is ineligible to register if, and only if, within the past five (5) years he/she:

      (1)    Has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of two (2) or more violations of registration;

      (2)    Has had a registration revoked pursuant to subsection (f) below; or

      (3)    Has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of two (2) or more offenses under the laws of any jurisdiction which involve aggressive or intimidating behavior while panhandling or false or misleading representations while panhandling.

   (d)   Upon receipt of an application for registration in accordance with subsection (b) above, the Chief of Police shall issue a temporary registration valid for ten (10) days and shall determine eligibility for a regular registration before the temporary registration expires. An eligible applicant shall receive a regular registration upon determination of the applicant's eligibility. The regular registration shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance. Along with the registration, the Chief of Police shall give the applicant a copy of this section.

   (e)   No person shall make a false or misleading representation while applying for registration under this section.

   (f)   Upon arrest for any violation of the above said regulations, a panhandler shall release to the arresting officer any registration issued under this section to the arrestee. The arrestee may apply to the Chief of Police for consecutive thirty (30) day temporary registrations pending adjudication of the arrest case. The Chief of Police shall revoke any registration issued under this section to a person who has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of a violation of above said regulations, or to a person convicted of two (2) violations of panhandling registration.

   (g)   Any applicant shall have the right to appeal the denial or revocation of registration by immediately requesting review by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(Ord. 2006-066. Passed 9-19-06.)