(a) Whoever desires to solicit for commercial purposes as defined in Sections 737.01(a)(1), (2), (3) or (4) shall have his credentials registered and shall file in duplicate with the Director of Law, or the Director of Law’s designee, a written application on a form to be provided by the Director of Law correctly setting forth the following information:
(1) The full name of the applicant;
(2) His or her address;
(3) His or her birth date, demonstrating the person is at least 18 years of age, height, weight and color of eyes and hair;
(4) Whether or not he or she uses a motor vehicle in his or her business, and if so, the make, model, year and current registration number thereof;
(5) The state of issue of his or her driver’s license and the number thereof;
(6) The name, address and phone of his or her employer, and a contact person therein;
(7) A brief description of the goods, wares, merchandise or services involved;
(8) Whether or not he or she has ever been convicted of any crime, other than a traffic offense, and if so, the nature thereof and the penalty therefore;
(9) Mobile telephone number; and
(10) A photo identification card.
(b) Concurrently with the filing of the application, the applicant shall pay a fee of forty- five dollars ($45.00) to compensate for the costs incident to the examination, registration and issuance of stamped copies of credentials.
(c) Within 20 days of compliance of the foregoing provisions of this section, the Director of Law shall forthwith stamp the original of the application as “Inspected and Registered” and deliver the same to the applicant for identification use as hereinafter provided. Such application shall also be stamped with the date of expiration of the registration which in each case shall be the close of the current calendar year, or 6 months whichever is later.
(d) Possession of such stamped application shall not entitle the applicant to enter upon any lot or land specified in Section 737.05 or between the hours of 6:00 p.m. (local time) and 9:00 a.m. (local time) on weekdays and Saturdays or at any time on a state or national holiday or Sundays, nor to any residence displaying the notice contained in Section 737.05, nor to a residence on the "Do Not Solicit" list, nor shall such credentials be valid for the solicitation or sale of any goods or services not disclosed in the original application.
(e) Any person who has not reached 18 years of age shall be required to have a parent, guardian or employer co-sign on the application.
(f) Any person who through the solicitation permitting process is discovered to have been convicted of, or who was has plead guilty to any criminal offense of the Ohio Revised Code, United States Code, or any other substantially similar state or local code provisions that constitutes any theft or fraud offense, any offense of burglary, any offenses of violence or any offenses of any sex crime law or statute, is prohibited from commercial solicitation within the City of Stow.
(Ord. 2012-168. Passed 10-25-12.)