(A) In order to protect the citizens of the county and their properties, the procedures herein are established to provide for fingerprinting and criminal history checks on all applicants for “peddler/solicitor” permits.
(B) Subject to division (B)(3) below, an application for a permit with the county may be denied for those persons convicted of any crime against a person, or crimes against property where intent is an element, or any drug or gambling related offense.
(1) The Sheriff, or designee, may conduct an investigation of any applicant for a “peddler/solicitor” permit and it shall be a precondition prior to issuance of the permit that an applicant for such permit shall, upon request, provide fingerprints and all other necessary personal identification including a social security number and drivers license, if available, so that the Sheriff, or designee, may cause a thorough search to be made of the local and state criminal records to determine if the applicant has a history of criminal convictions or the crimes enumerated above by use of the Division of Criminal Information Network (DCI).
(2) The Sheriff, or designee, shall provide the findings from the use of the DCI to the County Manager, or designee, only in the event an appeal is made to the County Manager for refusal to issue a permit or the revocation of a permit, and provided that all necessary agreements with the State Bureau of Investigations Division of Criminal Information have been executed.
(3) An evaluation of any crime for purposes of the “peddler/solicitor” permit application will take into account the nature and the circumstances of the offense and the time frame of the offense as it relates to the request for a permit.
(4) Prior to denial or termination of the “peddler/solicitor” permit based upon criminal history record information (CHRI), the Sheriff’s Department shall verify the existence of a record by either obtaining a certified public record or by submitting a fingerprint card of the individual to the criminal information and identification section for verification that the CHRI record belongs to the individual.
(Ord. passed 4-5-2010)