(A) It shall be unlawful for any promoter to cause or permit any person, for pecuniary contribution or consideration received or to be received by such person, to solicit or receive on his or her behalf or at his or her instigation, under his or her direction or control or in his or her employment, any contributions, unless such person shall be registered as a solicitor by the city.
(B) Except as provided in §§ 5.40.170 through 5.40.230, inclusive, of this chapter, no person shall, for pecuniary compensation or consideration, solicit contributions for or on behalf of any other person, charitable association, corporation or institution, unless such person is first registered with the License Officer. No person shall be so registered unless the person shall first furnish to the License Officer satisfactory proof of good moral character and that his or her reputation for honesty is good, and on forms prescribed, shall provide a photograph and fingerprints. A fingerprint processing fee of $8.75 shall be paid to the city in addition to the registration fee.
(C) No person shall be so registered unless said person files with the city and thereafter maintains a bond satisfactory to the city and approved by the City Attorney in the sum of $1,000, conditioned for the payment of any direct pecuniary loss which may be sustained by any donor or by any person, corporation, or association on whose behalf any contribution was solicited or received through any act of grand or petty theft committed by such person. The provisions of § 5.40.190(B) through (E) shall apply to bonds filed pursuant to this division.
(D) The License Officer shall collect a fee as may be established by resolution of the City Council for each such registration.
(E) The registrant must notify the License Officer in writing of any change of address, and if the registrant be employed by more than one person, association, corporation or institution, the person must inform the License Officer in writing of such fact and of any subsequent termination or change of employment.
(F) The License Officer must suspend or revoke any such registration if, after hearing upon notice, the License Officer finds the existence of any of the grounds enumerated in this chapter for the denial of such registration.
(G) Each registration required by this section shall terminate at 12:00 midnight, June 30 of each year. Thereafter, such registrant shall be reregistered by the License Officer upon the payment of a fee established by resolution of the City Council, and the posting of a bond in the sum of $1,000. Such bond shall comply with the requirements of division (C) of this section.
(`83 Code, § 5.40.250) (Ord. 82-46 § 13 (part), 1982)