(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or business to engage in, or assist in, business as a solicitor for the purpose of soliciting orders, sales, subscriptions, or business of any kind, without first registering with the Lake County Clerk's Office and obtaining a certificate of registration. A copy of the certificate of registration shall be delivered by the solicitor to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
(B) The solicitor shall provide his or her complete name, address and date of birth along with a recent picture identification, his or her signature, the name of his or her employer, the nature of his or her product or services in which he or she is soliciting, the names of the manufacturers of such products or of the organization which he or she is representing and the proposed method of operation, i.e. door-to-door sales.
(C) Solicitor registrations are not transferable from person to person or from business or employer to business or employer. If this information required to be provided for registration changes, the solicitor shall relinquish his or her current registration and obtain a new certificate of registration.
(D) No person shall make any false statement upon an application for a certificate of registration. Providing false information will be cause for immediate revocation of the certificate of registration.
(E) Each person shall, at all times while engaged in, or assisting in, the business of soliciting in unincorporated Lake County carry upon his or her person the certificate of registration or a legible photocopy thereof issued pursuant to this chapter. This certificate shall be exhibited by the solicitor whenever he or she is requested to do so by a Lake County Sheriff's deputy or by any person being solicited.
(F) Any registration pursuant to this chapter may be revoked by the Lake County Sheriff upon conviction of or plea of guilty to any violation by the solicitor of this chapter, or any other similar ordinance, or any state statute.
(G) Registration shall expire on December 31st of each year and must be renewed by the solicitor.
(Ord. 15-0377, passed 4-14-2015) Penalty, see § 116.99