(A) Each person soliciting for an organization or corporation shall complete a separate application and background check with fingerprinting. The application is provided by the Clerk's office and filed with the same. The application will include:
(1) Name and address of present place of residence, business address if other than residence address, and social security number.
(2) Physical description of the applicant, including age, marital status, and if married, name of spouse.
(3) Name and address of the person, firm, corporation, or association whom the applicant is employed by or represents, and the length of time of such employment or representation.
(4) A current 2½ by 2½ inch head and shoulders photograph of the applicant shall be attached to the application and the applicant shall certify as to its authenticity.
(5) Description sufficient for identification of the subject matter of the soliciting which the applicant will engage in.
(6) Period of time for which the certificate is applied for shall not exceed one year from the date of issuance.
(7) The date, or approximate date, of the latest previous application for certificate under this subchapter, if any.
(8) Has a certificate of registration issued to the applicant or the organization under this subchapter ever been revoked?
(9) Has the applicant or the organization ever been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter, or the ordinance of any other Illinois municipality regulating soliciting?
(10) Has the applicant ever been convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of the state of any other state or federal law of the United States?
(11) Applicant shall certify on their application that they have read and understands the provisions of § 111.06.
(12) Such additional information as the City Clerk may deem necessary to process the application.
(B) All statements made by the applicant upon the application or in connection therein shall be under oath.
(C) The City Clerk shall cause an accurate record to be kept of every application received and acted upon, together with all other information and data pertaining thereto, all certificates of registration issued under the provisions of this subchapter, 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.
(D) No certificate of registration shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of the state or within five years of the date of the application; nor to any other state or federal law of the United States, any person who has been convicted of a violation of any provision of this subchapter, or the ordinance of any other Illinois municipality regulating soliciting; nor to any person whose certificate of registration issued hereunder has previously been revoked as herein provided.
(Ord. O-28-86, passed 7-15-86; amend. Ord. O-27-06, passed 9-5- 06; amend. Ord. O-16-20, passed 9-1-20)