Charitable organizations shall be allowed to solicit upon public highways under the following terms and conditions:
(A) The charitable organization must be one that is registered with the Attorney General of the State of Illinois 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.
(B) Solicitations will be allowed only by groups that have chapters in the city.
(C) The organization will be liable for any injury to any person or property during the solicitation which is causally related to an act of ordinary negligence of the soliciting agent.
(D) Solicitations will be allowed only at intersections where all traffic from all directions is required to come to a full stop.
(E) Organizations will be allowed to solicit for three hours during daylight hours on Fridays, and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon on Saturdays.
(1993 Code, § 7-2-10) (Ord. 995, passed 2-26-1996) (Am. Ord. 1854, passed 7-18-2022) Penalty, see § 1-1-19