(A) Subject to the exceptions and exemptions contained in this chapter, any person, other than a professional solicitor or fundraising consultant, who solicits contributions or contracts with a professional solicitor or fundraising consultant to solicit contributions from persons within the legal boundaries of the city for charitable or civic purposes, shall have first obtained a certificate of registration from the Administrator in the manner prescribed by §§ 116.03 and 116.04 of this chapter.
(B) In order to be eligible to obtain and maintain a certificate of registration, a person must have a resident agent for purposes of receiving any notice provided for in this chapter, furnishing information required or requested by the Administrator, or for service of any civil or criminal process.
(C) The following types of solicitations are hereby exempt from the certificate of registration requirement as set forth in division (A) of this section, except when soliciting charitable contributions on a highway and the adjoining intersections thereof, then they are subject to division (A) of this section, but are exempt from paying any fees under §§ 116.03(D) or 116.04(H):
(1) Solicitations by a charitable or civic organization for contributions solely from its members and their families, provided that membership in such organizations is not included in the solicitation in order to avoid the provisions of this chapter, and further provided that such memberships are not granted solely upon the basis of such contributions;
(2) Solicitations by a religious organization for contributions for religious purposes such as maintenance of a house of worship, conduct of services and propagation of its faith or tenets as distinguished from other charitable and civic purposes employed by non-religious organizations;
(3) Solicitations by a publicly owned or non-profit privately endowed educational institution which is approved or licensed by the State Board of Education, the Council on Higher Education or an equivalent public authority of the jurisdiction where such institution is located, when such solicitations are sought from its alumni, faculty members, student body and their families, and corporations, for the establishment or continuance of the institution’s educational program; and
(4) Solicitations by a student group or parent-teacher association on behalf of their educational institution or its related activities, conducted with the approval of the administration of said educational institution.
(D) For any purpose under this chapter where a Social Security number is required to be furnished, a person may in lieu thereof submit any other government-issued identification number.
(Ord. 13-2005, passed 11-7-2005)