(A) Solicitors. A solicitor who solicits, or assists in solicitation, in an area of unincorporated Lake County must conform to the following regulations:
(1) Register with the Lake County Clerk, at no charge to the registrant.
(2) Only solicit between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
(3) It shall be the duty of every solicitor entering upon any residential property to be observant for the presence of a "No Solicitors" or "No soliciting" sign. If such a sign is present the solicitor shall immediately and peacefully depart from the residence.
(4) Any solicitor who has gained entry onto any residential property shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises when requested to do so by the owner or occupant.
(5) It shall be unlawful for any person to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell upon or near any door of a residence located thereon or rap or knock upon any door, or create any sound in any other manner to attract the attention of the owner or occupant of such residence for the purpose of securing an audience with the owner or occupant thereof and engage in soliciting contrary to the notice exhibited.
(B) Notice. Every owner or occupant who desires no solicitors at his or her residence shall provide notice of such by:
(1) Exhibiting or posting upon or near the front entrance door to the residence a card, decal or sticker containing the following language or language similar to the following:
NO SOLICITORS or NO SOLICITING
(2) Such card so exhibited shall constitute sufficient notice to any solicitor that solicitation of the owner or occupant of the premises is prohibited.
(3) Lack of notice shall not prohibit an owner or occupant from verbally requesting that a solicitor leave his or her premises.
(Ord. 15-0377, passed 4-14-2015) Penalty, see § 116.99