CHAPTER 40: POLITICAL AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
The purpose of this chapter is to prevent fraud, crime, undue annoyance and harassment and to protect the privacy, safety, health and welfare of the citizens of Sterling Heights and all persons and organizations soliciting for charitable, religious and political purposes shall register with the city and all such persons and organizations shall be subject to the regulations set forth herein.
(1978 Code, § 27A-1; Ord. No. 262-A, § 1, 5-3-88)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL ORGANIZATION. A not-for-profit organization of persons which solicits or obtains contributions from the public for charitable, religious or political purposes.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock association, church, religious sect, religious denomination, society, organization or league, political party or organization and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, agent or other similar representative thereof.
SOLICIT, SOLICITATION and SOLICITING. The request of money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value by personal interview or otherwise on the plea or representation other than by telephone or mail that such money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value, or any part thereof, will be used for charitable, religious or political purpose. The words shall also mean and include the sale or offer to sell any article, tag, ticket, emblem, publication, advertisement, subscription or other thing, whether of value or not, on the pleas or representation that such money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value, or any part thereof, whether received by the solicitor or purchased by the buyer, will be used for a charitable, religious or political purpose.
SOLICITOR. A person or organization that solicits.
(1978 Code, § 27A-2; Ord. No. 262-A, § 1, 5-3-88)
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