(A) The Village Clerk, within ten business days of filing of the application, after consideration, investigation and review of the application and all information obtained relative thereto, shall deny the application if the applicant is not entitled to a permit, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or if the application does not contain all of the information and documentation as required herein. Endorsement shall be made by the Village Clerk on the application of the reason for the denial of the application. If the applicant has complied with all the provisions of this chapter, the solicitation permit shall be issued forthwith. If the application is denied, the license fee shall be deemed to have covered the cost of investigation and shall not be returned.
(B) No solicitation permit permitting door to door residential solicitation shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of this state or any other state or federal law of the United States, or misconduct which constitutes a Class A misdemeanor involving dishonesty or false statements under state law or similar violation in any other state, within five years of the date of the permit application. No solicitation permit shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, nor to any person whose solicitation permit issued hereunder has previously been revoked, as herein provided, for a period of one year from the date of such conviction or revocation.
(Ord. 729, passed 8-12-03)