A. The following activities are exempt from the registration requirements of section 5.64.050 of this chapter:
1. Invited Solicitation: Solicitation which occurs as the result of a resident's prior and express invitation to the solicitor to come onto such resident's property. An invited solicitation shall not include the circumstance where the resident invites back a solicitor who initiated the contact with the resident at the residence, other than a public forum. A resident's failure to post a "No Soliciting" notice in accordance with section 5.64.070 of this chapter shall not be construed as an exemption from registration under this section, as an invitation to solicitation by such resident, or as an expression of such resident's desire to hear or receive solicitations.
2. Noncommercial Solicitation: Solicitation which occurs as an incident to political, religious, or other noncommercial door to door canvassing, pamphleteering, or other dissemination of ideas.
3. State Regulated Charitable Solicitation: Solicitation on behalf of: a) a charitable organization as defined by Utah Code Annotated section 13-22-2(1), or b) an organization listed in Utah Code Annotated section 13-22-8(1); provided that: 1) with respect to solicitation on behalf of a charitable organization as defined by section 13-22-2(1), the solicitor claiming this exemption or the charitable organization has provided written verification of the organization's charitable status to the Mapleton City registration officer prior to the commencement of solicitation within the city; 2) with respect to solicitation on behalf of an organization or entity described in Utah Code Annotated section 13-22-8(1)(g), the principal or other person authorized by the school or the applicable school district shall provide written notice to the city that the school or school district has approved the solicitation prior to the commencement of solicitation with the city; and 3) any solicitor relying on this exemption shall carry with him while soliciting photo identification showing the nature of his affiliation with the charitable or other organization exempt from registration under this subsection on whose behalf he is soliciting.
4. De Minimis Solicitation: Solicitation involving the sale, exchange, or contribution of money, services, goods, or other consideration valued at less than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
B. Any solicitor claiming an exemption under this section shall bear the burden of proving the facts forming the basis for his claim of eligibility for, or the applicability of, the exemption claimed. (Ord. 2008-10, 6-4-2008, eff. 7-1-2008)