Charitable organizations shall be allowed to solicit upon public highways under the following terms and conditions:
(A) The charitable organization must be one that is registered with the Attorney General for the state as a charitable organization as provided by the Solicitations for Charity Act, 225 ILCS 460/0.01 et seq., as amended;
(B) Solicit only at intersections where all traffic from all directions is required to come to a full stop;
(C) Be engaged in a state-wide fund-raising activity;
(D) Be liable for any injury to any person or property during the solicitation which is causally related to an act of ordinary negligence of the soliciting agent;
(E) Any person so engaged in such solicitation shall be at least 16 years of age and shall wear a high visibility vest;
(F) Solicit only during daylight hours; and
(G) Any one charitable organization shall be limited to conducting no more than two solicitations per calendar year.
(2007 Code, § 7-2-10)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 625 ILCS 5/11-1006