(a) Each applicant for a permit shall, not less than five nor more than fifteen days prior to the commencement of peddling or solicitation, furnish the Police Chief or his designee with the following information on forms provided by the City.
(1) Name, age and physical description of applicant.
(2) Complete permanent and local address of applicant.
(3) Name and address of the person, firm, corporation or association for whom the peddling or solicitation is presently being made and any other person, firm, corporation or association for whom the applicant has peddled or solicited during the past three years.
(4) A description of the nature of the business and the goods, services or wares to be sold or otherwise sufficient to identify the subject matter of the peddling or soliciting in which the applicant will engage.
(5) The names of all other municipalities in which the applicant has conducted peddling or soliciting activities during the past six months.
(6) Whether the applicant has complied with the requirements of Ohio R.C. Chapter 1716 pertaining to charitable solicitations if applicable.
(7) Whether the applicant has ever been denied a license or had a permit revoked, including the time and place of such denial or revocation.
(8) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony violation or a misdemeanor violation involving moral turpitude including the time and place of such conviction.
(9) The proposed dates and times of the peddling or solicitation and the routes to be followed in conducting the same.
(10) The make, model, year, color and license plate number of automobiles used by the applicant during the period of peddling or solicitation within the City, and the number of applicant's driver's license and State of issuance.
(11) Such application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of ninety dollars ($90.00). Any person, group of persons or organizations acting on behalf of a tax exempt organization as defined by Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be exempt from such application fee.
(b) Upon receipt of registration and application for permit, the Police Chief or designee shall immediately perform the following functions.
(1) Conduct a local background check.
(2) Take fingerprints of the applicant.
(3) Perform a background WebCheck through the State of Ohio. The State of Ohio may take up to thirty (30) days to process the WebCheck before mailing results to the City.
(Ord. 2022-32. Passed 9-7-2022.)