(A) Generally. No person shall be upon or go upon any street, highway or roadway, or upon any street, highway or roadway within the city for the purpose of soliciting charitable or other contributions of any kind from the driver or occupant of a motor vehicle, except as provided in this section.
(B) Regulations. The soliciting agency shall be:
(1) Registered with the Attorney General as a charitable organization as provided by “An Act to Regulate Solicitation and Collection of Funds for Charitable Purposes, Providing for Violations Thereof, and Making an Appropriation Therefor”, approved July 26, 1963, as amended;
(2) Liable for any injuries to any person or property during the solicitation which is casually related to an act of ordinary negligence of the soliciting agent;
(3) No roadblock or street solicitation may be established, maintained or conducted within the city limits until the persons operating such roadblock shall have first submitted a completed application (Attachment 2 at the end of this chapter) to the office of the City Clerk not less than 30 days in advance of the date scheduled for the solicitation. The request shall be referred to the Police Department of the city for review and recommendation and shall be referred to the City Council for consideration at its next regularly scheduled meeting, held not earlier than seven days from the filing of the request;
(4) All organizations will display a sign at least 100 feet from all intersections alerting traffic to the identity of the organization. The city will issue sign stands to all organizations with approval of application. Sign stands to be returned to City Hall within two days after roadblock.
(5) Every person engaged in charitable solicitation on the public right-of-way within the city shall wear a high-visibility vest at all times while engaged in such solicitation.
(Ord. 2012-03-13, passed 3-13-2012)