(A) No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business or activity of soliciting for profit, soliciting not for profit or peddling for profit or being an itinerant vendor or transient dealer for profit within the city without first applying for, receiving and prominently displaying a solicitor's certificate, as provided in this chapter. The certificate shall be carried by the solicitor at all times. Solicitations not for profit by city residents or local organizations located in the city shall not require a solicitor's certificate.
(B) Persons engaged in soliciting for profit or peddling for profit, including itinerant vendors or transient dealers for profit, shall apply to the Police Department for a certificate of registration upon a form provided by the city. The applicant shall truthfully state in full the following information requested on the application.
(1) Name and address of present place of residence and length of residence at that address, also business address if other than present address.
(2) Address and place of residence during the past three years if other than present address.
(3) Age of applicant.
(4) Physical description of the applicant.
(5) Name and address of the person, firm or corporation or association whom the applicant is employed or represents and the length of time of employment or representation.
(6) Name and address of employer during the past three years if other than the present employer.
(7) Description sufficient for identification of the subject matter of the soliciting in which the applicant will engage.
(8) Period of time for which the certificate is applied.
(9) The date, or approximate date, of the latest previous application for certificate under this chapter, if any.
(10) Has a certificate of registration issued to the applicant under this chapter ever been revoked.
(11) Has the applicant ever been convicted of any violation of a felony under the laws of the state or any other state or federal law of the United States.
(12) Names of the three most recent communities where the applicant has solicited house-to-house.
(13) Proposed method of operation.
(14) Signature of applicant.
(15) Social security number of applicant.
(C) All statements made by the applicant on the application or in connection therewith shall be under oath.
(D) The applicant shall submit to fingerprinting and photographing if requested by the Police Department of the municipality in connection with the application for the certificate.
(E) The Chief of Police shall cause to be kept in his or her department an accurate record of every application received and acted on, together with all other information and data pertaining thereto, and all certificates of registration issued under the provisions of this chapter, 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 on which it was issued.
(F) No certificate of registration shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of a felony theft offense, fraud offense, sex offense, drug offense, or offense of violence under the laws of the state or any other state or federal law of the United States within five years of the date of the application, nor any person who has been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, nor to any person whose certificate of registration issued hereunder has previously been revoked.
(G) Applications for solicitor's certificates shall be filed with the Police Department and all certificates shall be issued therefrom.
(H) Persons engaged in soliciting not for profit that are not residents of the city, or whose organization is not located within the city, shall complete an application for a nonprofit solicitor's certificate upon a form provided by the city. The applicant shall truthfully state in full the following information requested on the application.
(1) Applicant's name and address.
(2) Name, address and purpose of nonprofit cause or organization.
(3) Name and address of applicant's supervisor or group leader, if any.
(4) Period of time for which the certificate is applied.
(5) Proposed method of operation.
(6) Signature of applicant.
(I) Any certificate of registration issued hereunder shall be revoked by the Chief of Police if the holder of the certificate is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or has made a false material statement in the application, or otherwise becomes disqualified for the issuance of a certificate of registration under the terms of this chapter. Immediately on such revocation, written notice shall be given by the Chief of Police to the holder of the certificate in person or by certified United States mail addressed to his or her residence address as set forth in the application. Immediately on the giving of the notice, the certificate of registration shall become null and void.
(J) The certificate of registration shall state the expiration date thereof.
(K) The Chief of Police should be notified of solicitations not for profit by residents of the city or whose organization is located within the city.
(‘97 Code, § 111.03) (Ord. 60-79, passed 10-1-79; Am. Ord. 48-93, passed 12-6-93; Am. Ord. 5-13, passed 4-2-13; Am. Ord. 14-18, passed 10-16-18) Penalty, see § 111.99