(A) No parade or procession shall be allowed on any street of the city, nor shall any open-air meeting be held upon any ground abutting any street of the city, until a written permit has been obtained from the Chief of the Police Department and approved by the Mayor.
(B) No person shall march, ride, or in any manner participate in any parade or procession upon the streets of the city or attend any open-air meeting held upon any ground abutting any street of the city for which a written permit has not been first obtained from the Chief of Police, as above provided.
(C) Application to conduct a parade, procession, or open-air meeting shall be made in writing to the Chief of Police by the person in charge or control, or responsible. The application shall set forth the following:
(1) The route along which the parade or procession is to proceed; or if an open-air meeting, the location of the meeting place.
(2) The purpose.
(3) The time of starting and probable duration.
(4) The name of the person in control or responsible.
(D) Upon application being made, the Chief of Police shall investigate or cause to be investigated the person making the application and the truth of the statements made in the application regarding the purpose or object of the parade, procession, or open- air public meeting.
(E) If the parade, procession, or open-air meeting is not to be held for any unlawful purpose and will not in any manner tend to a breach of peace, or unnecessarily interfere with the public use of the streets of the city or the peace and quiet of the inhabitants, the Chief of Police shall issue the permit to the person making the application, without fee or charge.
(`81 Code, § 95.18) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Authority over processions and assemblages, see I.C. 9-21-1-3
Authority to preserve peace and regulate public gatherings, see I.C. 36-8-2-2, 36-8-2-9