(a) When an application is filed with the Village Police Chief, the Village Police Chief shall review and process the application.
(b) The Village Police Chief shall approve the application and issue the permit unless:
(1) The application fails to comply with a provision of this Chapter;
(2) A previous permit issued under this Chapter was revoked within the past 12 months;
(3) The Village Police Chief determines that the applicant or any person to be engaged in the solicitation has been convicted of a felony;
(4) The Village Police Chief determines that the applicant or any person to be engaged in the solicitation has furnished false information or identification;
(5) The applicant or any person to be engaged in the solicitation has a warrant out for his or her arrest;
(6) A court of law has issued an emergency protective order against the applicant or any person to be engaged in the solicitation; or
(7) The applicant or any person to be engaged in the solicitation is a registered sex offender.
(c) The Village Police Chief shall notify the applicant of its decision to approve or deny a permit application within ten business days of the receipt of the application. Notification of the decision shall be given in writing and either sent via U.S. mail to the applicant's address as listed on the permit application or delivered to the applicant via e-mail or in person.
(d) If the application was turned in as incomplete, the Village Police Chief shall not grant or deny the application but shall return the application with an explanation of what additional information/documentation is needed to process the application. The incomplete application and explanation shall be sent within ten business days of the receipt of the application to the applicant's address as listed on the permit application or it shall be delivered to the applicant via e-mail or in person.
(e) A permit requested under this section shall be issued for the length of time requested, not to exceed six months.
(f) The Village Police Chief shall prescribe the form of the permit. The permit may contain a photo of the applicant. The following shall be printed prominently on each permit:
"THE ISSUANCE OF THIS PERMIT IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE VILLAGE OF LAGRANGE OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES."
Each permit shall bear a permit number that corresponds with the Village's files containing the application filed by the applicant.
(Ord. 2023-2503. Passed 7-27-23.)