For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTHORIZED SOLICITING AGENCY. An agency which is:
(1) Registered with the Attorney General of the state as a charitable organization as provided by “An Act to regulate solicitation and collection of funds for charitable, purposes, providing for violations thereof, and making an appropriation therefor,” approved July 26, 1963, as amended (ILCS Ch. 225, Act 460, §§ 1 et seq.);
(2) Engaged in a statewide fundraising activity throughout the state; and
(3) Liable for any injuries to any person or property during the solicitation which are casually related to an act of ordinary negligence of the soliciting agent.
FULL-STOP INTERSECTION. An intersection within the city at which all traffic, approaching the intersection from all directions, is required to come to a full stop.
SOLICITING AGENT. A person who is empowered by an authorized soliciting agency, as evidenced by a writing executed by the authorized soliciting agency and filed with the City Clerk, to stand upon a highway within the city for the purpose of soliciting contributions from the occupants of motor vehicles on behalf of that authorized soliciting agency.
(1986 Code, § 12-102) (Ord. 1989-36, passed 9-18-1989)