A. Certificate Required: A written application for a certificate of registration as herein provided shall be secured by every person desiring to engage in "soliciting" or "peddling", as herein defined, from persons in residences within the village and, in addition, by every person desiring to engage in soliciting from any business, office or manufacturing facility within the village for gifts or contributions of money, clothing or other valuable thing for the support or benefit of any charitable or nonprofit association, organization, corporation or project. (1977 Code § 5-2-2)
B. Application For Certificate:
1. Application Form; Oath: Application for a certificate of registration shall be made upon a form provided by and filed with the Village Clerk. The applicant shall state, under oath, such information requested on the application form as is required by the provisions of this chapter and such other relevant information as determined by the Village Clerk. (1977 Code § 5-2-3)
2. Fingerprints And Photographs: The Village Clerk shall require every applicant to submit to fingerprinting in connection with the application for certificate, and the applicant shall submit to identification photographing conducted by the Village Clerk, and such identification photograph shall be affixed to the certificate of registration. Fingerprinting is only required at the initial application and is hereby waived upon renewal of a registration issued within the prior eighteen (18) months, provided that fingerprinting shall be required if the applicant has a different employer or seeks to engage in a different type of solicitation. (Ord. 1218, 3-28-2012)
3. Criminal History: Each applicant shall also apply to the office of the county sheriff for a certified copy of his personal criminal history, and such applicant shall provide such information and fees to the sheriff as required by the sheriff to obtain such certified copy, and the applicant shall further request that the sheriff also directly provide to the village for review by the Village President a certified copy of the applicant's personal criminal history prior to the approval of such certificate for such applicant.
C. Restrictions For Registrants: No certificate of registration shall be issued: 1) to anyone seeking to solicit for a charitable or nonprofit association, organization, corporation or project unless such charity or nonprofit group is specifically approved in advance by the Board of Trustees which may waive requirement of individual registration and fees if a list of names and addresses of individuals to be involved are supplied to the Village Clerk; or 2) to any person who has been convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of the state of Illinois or any other state or federal law of the United States, within five (5) years of the date of the application; or 3) to any person who has been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or to any person whose certificate of registration issued hereunder has previously been revoked as herein provided unless specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. (1977 Code § 5-2-3)
D. Fees:
1. Fees Established: A fee shall be paid at the time of filing the application, as follows:
Certificate Requested Fee
One day $35.00
More than one day and not 50.00
more than one week
More than one week 75.00
(1977 Code § 5-2-3; amd. 2004 Code)
2. Waiver Of Fees: The Village President may waive such fee in his discretion, but all fee waivers shall be reported to the Village Board. (1977 Code § 5-2-3)
E. Issuance Or Denial Of Certificate; Contents:
1. Denial: The Village President, after consideration of the application and all information obtained relative thereto, shall deny the application if the applicant does not possess the qualifications for such certificate as herein required. Endorsement shall be made by the Village President upon the application of the denial of the application.
2. Issuance: When the applicant is found to be fully qualified, the certificate of registration shall be issued by the Village President or his designees.
3. Time Limit For Action: All applications shall be acted upon by the Village President within seven (7) days after receipt of a completed application.
4. Contents: Each certificate of registration shall state the expiration date thereof.
F. Revocation Of Certificate: Any certificate of registration issued hereunder may be revoked by the Village President if the holder of the certificate is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or has made a false material statement in the application, or otherwise becomes disqualified for the issuance of a certificate of registration under the terms of this chapter. Immediately upon such revocation, written notice thereof shall be given by the Village President to the holder of the certificate in person or by certified U.S. mail addressed to his address set forth in the application. Immediately upon the giving of such notice of revocation, the certificate of registration shall become null and void. (1977 Code § 5-2-4)
G. Records Kept: The Village Clerk shall cause to be kept in his office an accurate record of every application received and acted upon, together with all other information and data pertaining thereto, and of all certificates of registration issued under the provisions of this chapter, and of the denial of applications. Applications for certificates shall be numbered in consecutive order as filed, and every certificate issued, and any renewal thereof, shall be identified with the duplicate number of the application upon which it was issued. (1977 Code § 5-2-3)