A. Application Procedure And Contents: Each applicant for a solicitation permit shall file with the Chief of Police a properly completed application therefor on a form provided for such purpose by the Chief of Police. Each applicant shall verify under oath all statements made on or in connection with the application. A new application shall be required to solicit after the expiration of any permit issued hereunder. Each application shall contain, at a minimum, the following information and materials:
1. Two (2) copies of a two inch by two inch (2" x 2") photograph showing the full facial features of the applicant. Such photograph shall have been taken within thirty (30) days immediately prior to the date of filing of the application.
2. The applicant's name and current residence address, and the length of time the applicant has resided at such address.
3. The applicant's local address, whether temporary or permanent, if different from the applicant's current residence address.
4. The applicant's business address, if different from the applicant's residence address.
5. The name and address of a principal officer, director, or chief executive officer of the applicant's business or organization with the authority to determine matters related to the application, and the business's or organization's registered agent for service in Illinois, if any.
6. The applicant's social security number and driver's license number, or, if the applicant has neither, then some other official form of identification.
7. The applicant's physical description, including sex, height, weight, hair color, and eye color.
8. The name and address of the applicant's current employer, and the length of the applicant's employment with such employer.
9. The name and address of the business or other person or entity that the applicant represents for purposes of the solicitation for which the permit is sought, if different from the applicant's current employer.
10. A description of the subject matter and purpose of the applicant's solicitation.
11. The date(s) for which the applicant seeks a solicitation permit.
12. The solicitation methods that the applicant and the applicant's business or organization will employ within the Village.
13. If more than one solicitor will be soliciting on behalf of a business or organization, then the name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of the person(s) who will be in direct charge of the solicitors on behalf of such business or organization.
14. The date of the most recent previous application for a solicitation permit filed with the Village by the applicant or the business or organization the applicant represents, if any.
15. Information regarding the applicant's violation, within the previous five (5) years of any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any local, State, or Federal solicitation regulation.
16. Information regarding whether the applicant has been convicted, within the previous five (5) years, of a felony under the laws of the State of Illinois, any other state, or the United States, and the nature of any such conviction.
17. If the applicant seeks a permit to conduct charitable solicitation on a public right-of-way within the Village, then a written statement by the Illinois Attorney General, made within six (6) months immediately prior to the date of filing of the application, that the business or organization represented by the applicant is in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the Illinois Solicitation for Charity Act, 225 Illinois Compiled Statutes 460/0.01 et seq.
18. The solicitation permit fee in an amount equal to eight dollars ($8.00). (Ord. O2005-31, 7-19-2005)
B. Issuance: The Chief of Police shall issue a solicitation permit and safety vest to an applicant within two (2) days after the Chief of Police receives the application, if, but only if, the Chief of Police finds and determines all of the following:
1. The applicant has properly provided all information required by the Chief of Police and the application and the material statements made in the application are true.
2. The applicant has not been convicted of a felony under the laws of the State of Illinois, any other state, or the United States within five (5) years immediately prior to the date of filing of the application.
3. The applicant has not had a Village solicitation permit revoked or suspended within five (5) years immediately prior to the date of filing of the application.
4. The applicant has not been convicted of violating any provision of this chapter, or of any provision of any previous Village solicitation regulation, within five (5) years immediately prior to the date of filing of the application. (Ord. O2017-44, 10-3-2017)
C. Denial: If the Chief of Police determines that the applicant has not met one or more of the conditions set forth in subsection B of this section, then the Chief of Police shall deny issuance of the solicitation permit, shall give the applicant a written notification and explanation of such denial, and return the solicitation permit fee. The Chief of Police's notice of denial shall be delivered in person or by first class U.S. mail addressed to the applicant's current residence address as set forth in the application. The solicitation permit shall be deemed denied on the day that the notice of denial is delivered or is placed in the U.S. mail as provided in this subsection. If the Chief of Police does not issue or deny the solicitation permit within two (2) days after the Chief of Police receives the application, then the permit applied for shall be deemed to have been issued. The applicant may appeal the denial of a solicitation permit pursuant to the provisions of section 3-11-10 of this chapter.
D. Form And Display Of Permit: A solicitation permit shall be issued by the Chief of Police and shall consist of a plastic enclosed pin on or clip on card, approximately two inches by four inches (2" x 4") in size, containing the full facial photograph of the solicitor that was submitted with the application. The name of the solicitor and the business or organization the solicitor represents, if any, the date(s) solicitation shall occur under the permit, and the effective dates of the permit shall be printed on the solicitation permit in easily readable form. Solicitation permits also shall bear the name of the Village, the signature of the Chief of Police or the Chief of Police's duly authorized designee, and the relevant permit application number. Each solicitor shall be required to carry the permit at all times and present the permit upon the request of any person. (Ord. O2005-31, 7-19-2005)
E. Safety Vest: The Chief of Police or his designee shall issue a safety vest to each person issued a permit pursuant to this section, which shall be worn as the outer most layer of clothing at all times of the soliciting. A refundable cash deposit per solicitor is required for each reflective safety vest issued by the Village Police Department. Each reflective safety vest must be returned to the Police Department within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the permit. The cash deposit will be refunded to the solicitor upon return of the reflective safety vest. The cash deposit is automatically forfeited to the Village of Hinsdale if any reflective safety vest is not returned to the Police Department within thirty (30) days from expiration of the permit.
F. Do-Not-Solicit List: The Chief of Police or his designee shall maintain a do-not-solicit list, and provide a copy of said do-not-solicit list to each person issued a permit pursuant to this section. No person shall solicit at any address, which is listed on the do-not-solicit list. It shall be the duty of all solicitors to carry on their person the do-not-solicit list while soliciting. (Ord. O2017-44, 10-3-2017)