(A) A charitable solicitation license shall be issued by the Clerk-Treasurer only if he or she finds that the following facts exist:
(1) The application is complete, and that all of the statements made in the application are true;
(2) The charitable organization is not connected in any way, either directly or indirectly, with a professional promoter or a professional solicitor who has within the past ten years:
(a) Been convicted of a crime involving solicitations for or on behalf of any charitable organization or charitable purpose;
(b) Been convicted of any crime involving misrepresentation, deceit or fraud; or
(c) Been found in any civil or administrative proceedings to have committed any act of misrepresentation, deceit or fraud;
(3) Neither the charitable organization, nor any of its officers, trustees, directors or principals, have within the past ten years:
(a) Been convicted of any crime involving solicitations for or on behalf of a charitable organization of charitable purpose;
(b) Been convicted of any crime involving misrepresentation, deceit or fraud; or
(c) Been found in any civil or administrative proceeding to have committed any act of misrepresentation, deceit or fraud.
(Prior Code, Title IV, Ch. I, Art. II, § 5)
(B) The Clerk-Treasurer shall either issue or deny the license within 15 days of his or her receipt of the application for the license. If the license is denied, written notice thereof shall be sent to the applicant by certified mail, which applicant may, within ten days of the mailing of the notice, request a hearing on the denial before the Town Council. The hearing shall be held as soon as possible, but in no case later than 30 days after the receipt of the request for hearing. If no request for hearing is made within the ten-day period, the Clerk-Treasurer’s decision shall be final.
(Prior Code, Title IV, Ch. I, Art. II, § 6)
(C) Licenses issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the Clerk-Treasurer pursuant to the notice and hearing procedures set forth in I.C. 36-4-5-5. A license shall be revoked or suspended if there is a finding that the person complained of has:
(1) Willfully violated a term or condition of his or her license;
(2) Willfully done or permitted to be done any act in violation of a statute or town ordinance relating to charitable solicitations; or
(3) Been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or an intent to defraud.
(Prior Code, Title IV, Ch. I, Art. II, § 7)