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§ 114.05 EXEMPTIONS.
   The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to apply to:
   (A)   Persons making solicitation solely for a church, religious organization or charitable organization, including any unincorporated association or corporation under the supervision of any church, charitable organization or religious organization exempted under the tax provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
   (B)   Any organization exempted under the tax provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code or applicable laws, statutes, and codes of the State of Indiana.
   (C)   Students soliciting contribution to finance extracurricular, academic, social, athletic, artistic, scientific, or cultural programs, provided that the solicitation has been approved by the principal, school board, or an educator or administrator within the school corporation.
   (D)   Persons canvassing for the purpose of distributing political literature or materials on behalf of a political party, candidate or public issue or introducing themselves as a supporter of a candidate, political party, cause or issue.
   (E)   Persons making solicitations solely for a nationally recognized youth organization such as YMCA, YWCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, or similarly recognizable boys’ and girls’ clubs.
   (F)   Persons or business participating in a festival, block party, or other street party type event that has been authorized and approved by the Board of Works for the city.
   (G)   Any newspaper or any publication printing news of a general nature, and keeping advertising space therein open to the public and the publishing of general advertising matter.
   (H)   Any business entity that has been permitted, authorized, or requested to solicit at a residence by the citizen owning the residence or any citizen occupying the residence as a tenant in possession.
('76 Code, § 18-21) (Ord. passed 5-3-01; Am. Ord. 1998-15, passed 8-3-98; Am. Ord. 2014-18, passed 3-2-15)
§ 114.06 ENFORCEMENT.
   (A)   The Greensburg Police Department shall be authorized and will issue any citations for violations of this chapter. The citation would contain the designated dollar amount of the fine, the ordinance number of the violation, and that any fines are paid to the Clerk- Treasurer’s Office.
   (B)   The City Attorney would then only file a civil suit if the citation is not paid within 72 hours of issuance.
   (C)   Any person or business found to have violated this chapter and being issued a citation that is not paid within seven business days of issuance shall be barred from ever receiving another certificate under § 114.03 without first obtaining written approval from the Board of Works of the city.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 3-2-15) Penalty, see § 114.99
§ 114.07 “NO SOLICITING” NOTICES.
   (A)   Any occupant of a residence or occupants of a multi-family dwelling who desire(s) not to have any solicitation call on said residence(s) shall give notice of this desire to refuse solicitors by displaying a clearly visible weatherproof placard no smaller than 16 square inches and no larger than 94 square inches stating “No Soliciting” which shall be posted on or near the main entrance of the private property and not within the public right-of-way.
   (B)   Residents of a residential subdivision, acting through an authorized homeowners’ association or other applicable corporate entity, may elect and indicate their desire not to have solicitors call on any residences in that subdivision by giving notice of the desire to refuse solicitors by displaying a clearly visible weatherproof placard no smaller than 16 square inches and no larger than 94 square inches stating “No Soliciting” which shall be posted on or near the main entrance of the residential subdivision and not within the public right-of-way.
   (C)   Any commercial entity or business operating within the city may elect to post “No Soliciting” signs that meet or exceed the requirements set forth in division (A) above. Posting of this sign shall give notice to refuse solicitors in conjunction with this chapter.
   (D)   All “no soliciting” signs must comply with the applicable provisions of the ordinances of the city.
   (E)   Any person found to solicit at a residence that has posted a “no soliciting” notice shall be in violation of this chapter and subject to penalty as set forth herein.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 3-2-14) Penalty, see § 114.99
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