(A) Commercial solicitation permits. An application for a commercial solicitation permit shall contain the following information regarding the applicant:
(1) Name and address of present place of residence, length of residence at such address and Social Security number;
(2) Address of place of residence during the past three years, if older than present address;
(3) Physical description of the applicant and make and license number of applicant’s automobile used during soliciting;
(4) Name and address of the person, firm, corporation or association with whom the applicant is employed or represents and the length of time of such employment or representation;
(5) Description sufficient for identification of the subject matter of the soliciting in which the applicant will engage;
(6) Starting date and termination date of which the permit is to be used, provided that the maximum time period for which the permit shall be issued shall to exceed 30 days;
(7) Information as to whether a solicitation permit has been previously issued to the applicant, and if so, whether the permit was ever revoked;
(8) Information as to whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter; and
(9) Information as to whether the applicant has ever been convicted to the commission of a felony under the laws of the state or any other state or federal law of the United States, or misconduct which constitutes a Class A misdemeanor under state law, within five years of the date of the permit application.
(B) Charitable solicitation permits. An application for a charitable solicitation permit shall include or be accompanied by the following:
(1) The name of the organization and the name under which it intends to solicit contributions;
(2) The name and address of the person in charge of solicitation in the city;
(3) The names and addresses of all persons who will solicit contributions in the city;
(4) The dates and times of day such solicitations are to be made and the geographic area in the city wherein such solicitation shall be conducted at a particular time and day; provided that, the maximum time period for which the permit shall be issued shall not exceed 30 days; and, provided that, permit renewals shall not exceed 30 days;
(5) A written statement of recent date by the Attorney General of the state that the organization is in compliance with the provisions of “An Act to Regulate Solicitation and Collection of Funds for Charitable Purposes,” Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 33, § 5101, and such statute as it may hereafter be amended; and
(6) A written statement from the Internal Revenue Service that the organization is a tax exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, § 501(c)(3).
(C) Religious solicitation permit. An application for a religious solicitation permit shall include or be accompanied by the following:
(1) The name and address or headquarters of the religious organization making the application;
(2) The names and addresses of all the persons who will be making the solicitations;
(3) The dates and times of day such solicitations are to be made and the geographic area in which the solicitation will occur within the city at a particular time and day; provided that, the maximum time period for which the permit shall be issued shall not exceed 30 days; and, provided that, permit renewals shall not exceed 30 days; and
(4) A letter from the Internal Revenue Service stating that the organization is a tax exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, § 501(c)(3);
(Prior Code, § 29-35)