(a) Permit Required. No person shall parade or hold a procession or attempt to parade or hold a procession in or upon any of the streets, parks or public grounds in the City, unless the person first obtains a permit.
(b) Driving Through Parades. No driver of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles or persons comprising a parade or other authorized procession when the vehicle or persons are conspicuously designated as a parade or procession.
(c) Permit Issuance. Any person desiring to parade or hold a procession in or upon any street, park or public ground of the City for any purpose whatsoever, except a funeral procession shall, before parading or holding the procession, obtain from the Chief of Police a permit therefor, which shall be issued only upon and after the approval of the application by the Chief of Police.
(d) Permit Application. Each application for a permit shall be made out in duplicate, each copy thereof to be signed by the applicant, and it shall be in a form the Chief of Police prescribes. The application shall be filed with the Chief of Police at least thirty days prior to the date upon which the parade is to be held.
(e) Permit Form. Each permit when issued shall be attached to a duplicate copy of the application provided for in subsection (d) above, signed by the applicant, and each permit shall be in a form the Chief of Police prescribes.
(f) Refusal or Revocation of Permit.
(1) The Chief of Police may refuse to issue a parade permit if the applicant, group, or organization or persons represented by the applicant have previously violated the provisions of a similar permit or have violated any of the ordinances of the City or the laws of the State or of the United States in connection with a previous parade or procession in and upon the streets, parks or public grounds of the City; or if by reason of the nature of the proposed parade or procession, or of the character and type of the objects to be promoted thereby, or for any other reason the Chief is of the opinion that granting the permit will result in, provoke or tend to provoke disorderly conduct or create a disturbance, or will result in violation of an ordinance of the City, law or the State or of the United States.
(2) The permit may be revoked at any time by the Chief of Police for the reasons set forth herein for the refusal of the same, provided that notice of revocation is given immediately to the applicant.
(g) Penalty. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.