A. It shall be unlawful for any person:
1. To continue soliciting or canvassing upon any premises or residence located thereon after having been requested by the owner or occupant thereof to leave such premises or residence.
2. To solicit or canvass upon any premises or residence located thereon if such premises or residence posted against solicitation, or against certain types of solicitation, by means of a notice, prominently displayed upon which is printed the legend:
"Only Solicitors Registered in Orland Park Invited"
or
"No Solicitors Invited" (A limited supply of “No Solicitors Invited” Notices are available for Village Residents at the front desk of the Police Department for no charge.)
or
“No Canvassers”
or
"Charitable Organization Solicitors Only"
or
"Not For Profit Organization Solicitors Only"
For purposes of the preceding sentence, a dwelling house, apartment or other place of residence shall be deemed to be posted against solicitation or posted against certain types of solicitation, if there is exhibited, on or near the main entrance to the premises or on or near the main door to any residence located thereon, a sign at least three inches (3") by four inches (4") in size and with letter at least three-eights inch (3/8") in height, which bears one of the above legends.
3. To use any plan, scheme or ruse, or to make any statements, which indicates or implies that the purpose of such person's solicitation is other than to obtain orders for or to make sales of goods or services.
4. To misrepresent the right of a buyer to rescind or cancel a sale under the provisions of applicable law.
5. To cheat, deceive, or fraudulently misrepresent, whether through himself or through an employee, while acting as a solicitor in the Village.
6. To interfere with vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic on any public right-of-way, or within one hundred feet (100') of the intersection of any public right-of-way or driveway.
B. It shall not be unlawful for any person regardless of having a license under this Chapter to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell upon or near any door of a residence located thereon or rap or knock upon the door or create any sound in any other manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of such residence for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant thereof and engage in soliciting, as herein defined, prior to nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. or after seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. Monday through Saturday or at any time on a Sunday or a State or National holiday.
C. It shall be unlawful for a person engaging in soliciting in the Village or Orland Park to hide or fail to conspicuously display his/her registration badge.
(Amd. Ord. 5420, 7-15-19)