SEC. 2404. STREET ARTIST CERTIFICATE: DISCLAIMER, TRANSFER, AND DISPLAY.

   (a)   Disclaimer. On each Street Artist Certificate the following words shall appear:

"The issuance of this Certificate does not constitute an endorsement by the City and County of San Francisco or the Article sold pursuant to the terms of this Certificate."

   (b)   Transfer. Any Street Artist Certificate issued pursuant to the terms of this Article cannot be transferred to any other person as defined in Proposition "L."

   (c)   Display. The Art Commission shall issue to each Street Artist a Certification Card which shall contain a photograph of the Street Artist, the certificate number of all members of the family unit and the number of the certificate in figures plainly discernible. The Art Commission, or its designee, shall determine the manner and form of any other information that may be placed upon this Certification Card. The Certification Card shall be displayed by the Street Artist at all times when said Street Artist is selling or soliciting offers to purchase any art or craft work. The photograph shall be furnished by the Street Artist.

(Amended by Ord. 41-83, App. 2/4/83)

SEC. 2404.1. STREET ARTIST CERTIFICATE: FEE.

   Pursuant to the provisions of Proposition K, adopted by the voters at an election held on November 8, 1983, the Board of Supervisors hereby establishes the fee for a Street Artist Certificate to be as follows: Beginning July 1, 2021, the fee for a quarterly Street Artist Certificate shall be $20 and said certificate shall be valid for a period of three months from the date of issuance; except that any person certified as a street artist pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall have the option of purchasing for $80 an annual certificate valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.

(Added by Ord. 511-84, App. 12/21/84; amended by Ord. 295-88, App. 6/29/88; Ord. 216-91, App. 6/12/91; Ord. 240-03, File No. 031333, App. 10/10/2003; Ord. 103-08, File No. 080514, App. 6/18/2008; Ord. 189-10, File No. 100710, App. 7/23/2010; Ord. 174-13 , File No. 130550, App. 8/2/2013, Eff. 9/1/2013; Ord. 132-21, File No. 210655, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021)

SEC. 2404.1.1. STREET ARTIST APPLICATION/EXAMINATION FEE.

   Every person applying for street artist certification, whether for the first time or for reissuance of certification after a lapse in payment of the certificate fee, shall pay a nonrefundable application/examination fee. The fee shall initially be set at $20 and shall be paid upon filing of an application for certification. The application/examination fee collected shall be equal to, but shall not exceed, the fee necessary to support the costs of processing applications and examinations under the Street Artists Ordinance. As part of the report required by Section 2404.2 of this Article, each year the Arts Commission shall report to the Controller the costs incurred in administering the application and examination process.

   The funds credited to the Arts Commission pursuant to this Section, in combination with funds derived from Sections 2404.1 and 2410 of this ordinance, shall not exceed the actual cost to the Arts Commission of administering and enforcing Proposition "L" and this Article.

(Added by Ord. 383-96, App. 10/15/96)