(A) Every charitable organization which solicits or intends to solicit contribution by going door-to-door from persons in the city shall, prior to any collection, file with the City Clerk a true and accurate copy of the registration statement required by the State of Illinois Solicitation for Charity Act (ILCS Ch. 225, Act 460, §§ 1 et seq.) (the “Act”) or a letter from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office that their organization is not required to register with the State of Illinois under the Act, or provide other appropriate evidence deemed satisfactory in the reasonable discretion of the City Council that the purpose of the application is a charitable purpose solicitation. Every charitable organization must fill out an application form as supplied by the City Clerk.
(B) A person may submit a single application, which includes more than 1 agent or employee going door-to-door. In this case, the applicant shall be responsible for the acts of each person soliciting under the applicant’s registration permit.
(Ord. 1658, passed 3-22-1999; Am. Ord. 2287, passed 7-25-2011; Am. Ord. 2358, passed 7-17-2012) Penalty, see § 111.99