(A) Registration with the city shall be required of all solicitors, and of all peddlers and solicitors representing non-profit organizations who, during the course of a door-to-door campaign, solicit money either as a donation (for a charitable cause) or for the purchase of goods or service. Registration shall be made on the same form required for a license application, but no fee shall be required. A preliminary background check shall be completed of all solicitors who intend on conducting door to door solicitations. Convictions of crimes such as theft, theft by swindle, fraud, or any similar crime shall disqualify said solicitor from receiving a permit. Upon successful completion of the background check, the Chief of Police shall issue a non-transferable certificate of registration to the solicitor. The Chief of Police may revoke any certificate upon evidence of misuse or if unethical practices are used in their solicitation practices.
(B) All persons associated with the organization registering and who will be participating in the actual soliciting or peddling must carry a copy of the valid certificate of registration on their person at all times while engaged in activity which falls under the category of this section.
(Prior Code, § 6.34) (Am. Ord. 20, Second Series, passed 5-3-1999)