(a) Issuance. Not more than forty-five days after completion of the application form provided for in Section 763.02, the Public Safety Director or his or her authorized representative shall, except as otherwise provided herein, issue a certificate of registration to each applicant, unless it is determined by the Director or his or her authorized representative:
(1) That the applicant has misrepresented his or her identity or intention or made a false, misleading or deceptive statement in providing the information required under Section 763.02; or
(2) That the applicant has been convicted, during the five years preceding the date of the application, of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or force or violence.
However, a certificate of registration shall not be issued to a person for and on behalf of a charitable, religious or educational organization which does not come within the definition contained in Ohio R.C. 2915.01(H), (I) or (J), or to any person who has not reached the age of majority, except if such person solicits or canvasses for a charitable or civic project sponsored by a local educational institution. Further, a certificate of registration shall not be issued until payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an additional fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each canvasser, solicitor or peddler listed upon the applicant's application, except that no fee shall be required for those persons excluded herein or for a charitable, religious or educational organization as defined in Ohio R.C. 2915.01(H), (I) and (J).
(b) Transfers; Duration. The certificate of registration issued hereunder shall not be transferred or assigned or used by any person other than the one to whom it is issued and it shall be valid for a period not to exceed thirty days.
(c) Display; Return. Each registrant shall carry the registration certificate at all times when he or she is in the City and shall exhibit it to any resident or Municipal official upon request. At the conclusion of the period for which the registration certificate was issued, the registration certificate shall be returned to the Public Safety Director.
(d) Revocation. A certificate of registration issued under this chapter shall be revoked by the Director for any of the following causes:
(1) It is subsequently determined that the registrant provided false, misleading or deceptive information in completing the application set forth in Section 763.02, or has violated any of the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The registrant is convicted of a felony violation or misdemeanor violation involving moral turpitude or force or violence.
(3) The registrant is convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter.
Written notice shall be given to the registrant in person or by certified mail immediately upon such revocation.
(Ord. 1995-29. Passed 7-10-95; Ord. 2007-27. Passed 6-11-07.)