HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances (O-93-898)-05/04/1993
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ORDINANCE NO. 0 - q=)- 5?q 9
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE COLLEYVILLE
CODE BY MODIFYING AND ADDING THERETO PROVISIONS
CONCERNING SOLICITATION; PROVIDING FOR A NOTICE
PROHIBITING SOLICITORS; ESTABLISHING DEFINITIONS,
REQUIREMENTS OF PERMIT, BOND, APPLICATION FEE,
PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS FOR ITINERANT MERCHANTS,
ESTABLISHING DEFINITION, REQUIREMENTS OF PERMITS,
APPLICATION FEE, PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS FOR
cP..ARITABLE SOLICITATIONS, ESTABLISHING DEFINITIONS,
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS
SOLICITATIONS, ESTABLISHING DEFINITIONS, REGISTRATIONS,
PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS FOR PUBLICATION
SOLICITATIONS, PROVIDING A PENALTY AND AUTHORIZING
PUBLICATION.
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WHEREAS, the City Council deems it is in the best interest of the City to adopt
the following regulations concerning solicitors,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF cOLLEYVILLE, TEXAS AS FOLLOWS:
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Sec. 1:
That Chapter 4 of the Colleyville Code be amended by amending
the provisions of Section 4, and adding thereto new Sections 5
through 8, providing as follows:
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"SECTION 4: SOLICITORS - GENERAL
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A. Notice Prohibiting Solicitors
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(1) A person, desiring that no person engage in
a solicitation at his residence or place of business, shall
exhibit in a conspicuous place upon or near the main
entrance to the premises, a notice containing the
words, "NO SOLICITORS." The letters shall be not
less than two-thirds of an inch in height.
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(2) Every person upon going onto any premises
for the purpose of any type of solicitation shall first
examine the premises to determine if any notice
prohibiting soliciting is exhibited upon or near the
main entrance. If notice prohibiting soliciting is
exhibited, the person shall immediately depart from
the premises, without disturbing the occupant(s),
unless the person's presence is at the request of the
occupant(s).
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(3) No person shall go upon any premises and
ring the doorbell, or rap or knock upon the door or
create any sound in a manner calculated to attract the
attention of the occupant(s), for the purpose of
securing an audience with the occupant(s) or engaging
in or attempting to engage in solicitation, if a notice as
descnbed in subsection (1) above is exhibit in a
conspicuous place upon o~ near ~!1e main entrance,
unless the person's presence is at the request of the
occupant( s).
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(4) Any person who has gained entrance to a
premises, or audience with the occupant( s), for the
purpose of solicitation, whether invited or not, shall
immediately depart from the premises when requested
to leave by the occupant.
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B.
Hours of Solicitation
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No solicitor or salesman shall go from house-to-
house or from place-to-place in this city soliciting,
seiling or peddling between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and
9:00 a.m.
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SECTION 5: ITINERANT MERCHANT
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A. Definition
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An itinerant merchant is any person who sells
or solicits sales from house-to-house or. from place-to-
place in the city, and said sale or solicitation is not a
charitable solicitation, religious solicitation or
publication solicitation.
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B. PennitlExceptions
(1) Every itinerant merchant shall be required
to obtain a permit prior to the engaging in the
business of an itinerant merchant within the City.
(2) The requirement of a permit shall not
apply to sales made to dealers by commercial travelers
or sales agents in the usual course of business, nor to
sales made upon authority and by order of law.
(3) The requirements of a permit shall not
apply to persons under the age of 18 years engaged in
the sales of items for extra curricular activities
sanctioned by a school district, nor for agricultural
products in their natural state sold by the grower.
C. Application For Permit
(1) An applicant for a permit to do business as
an itinerant merchant shall file an application in
writing with the Police Department not less than ten
(10) days before the first month in which he proposes
to engage in business as an itinerant merchant.
(2) The application shall contain the following
information:
(a) The full name, address and
telephone number of the person or organization
applying for the permit;
(b) If the itinerant merchant is selling
on behalf of an organization, the name and address of
the organization;
(c) The license plate number of any and
all vehicles to be used by the permittee;
(d) The Texas drivers' license number of
all persons who will operate a motor vehicle for the
permittee;
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(e) Proof of any liability insurance
required by state law;
(f) The addresses of the itinerant
merchant during the previous five (5) years with the
name of at least one reference in each community;
(g) The name, address, date of birth and
fingerprints of each agent selling within the city;
(h) A copy of a limited sales tax permit
issued by the State of Texas, or proof that the goods
sold are not subject to such sales tax;
(i) A statement of the type of goods or
wares to be sold;
U) A copy of a current health certificate
if edible merchandise is to be sold; provided, however,
this shall not apply to the sale of candy, nuts or other
edibles prepared and packaged by a nationally
recognized manufacturer or a Texas manufacturer
meeting standards imposed by state and local health
codes, if such packages are sealed and unbroken.
(k) A statement of the period of time
such applicant wishes to sell or solicit in said city,
providing that no permit shall be issued granting such
authority in excess of one calendar year from date of
Issue.
(1) Documents sufficient to establish the
identity of the permittee and each agent.
(m) Any other information requested by
the Police Chief.
D. Bond
The application shall be accompanied by a bond
in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), signed
by the applicant, and signed, as surety, by a surety
company authorized to do business in the State of
Texas, satisfactory to the Police Chief, conditioned for
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the final delivery of goods, wares, merchandise or
services, and conditioned for the correction or remedy
of any and all defects in material or workmanship that
may exist in the article sold by the principal of said
bond, at the time of delivery, and that may be
discovered by such purchaser or customer within thirty
(30) days after delivery, and which bond shall be for
the use and benefit of all persons, firms or
corporations that may make any purchase or give any
order to the principal on said bond, or to an agent or
employee of the principal. Provided that in case
applicant is a person, firm, company, partnership,
corporation or association engaging in the business of
an itinerant merchant through one or more agents or
employees, such persons, firm, company, partnership,
corporation or association shall be required to enter
into only one bond per five agents or employees, in
the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) as above
required, which bond shall be made to cover the
activities of its agents or employees.
E. Application Fee
A non-refundable application fee for an
itinerant merchant permit in the amount of one
hundred dollars ($100.00); shall be paid upon
application provided, however, when any person, firm,
company, partnership, corporation or association acts
through one or more agents or employees such person,
firm, company, partnership, corporation or association
shall, in addition to said one hundred dollars
($100.00), pay an application fee of fifty dollars
($50.00) for each agent or employee so engaged
F. Investigation: Issuance and Denial of Permits
(1) Upon receipt of an application the Police
Chief shall make or cause to be made an investigation
to determine the qualifications of the applicant for a
permit.
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(2) If the Police Chief finds that the applicant
does not meet the requirements for an itinerant
merchant permit, or that there is a need to question
the applicant to clarify the application, the Police
Chief shall so notify the applicant at least 10 days in
advance of a hearing at which the applicant shall
appear.
(3) The Police Chief shall refuse the issuance
of a permit if, upon investigation and hearing, it is
determined that the applicant has not complied with
all the requirements for the issuance of a permit, or
that:
(a) One or more of the statements
made in the application or at a hearing on the
application are false.
(b) The applicant or any person the
applicant proposes to act as an itinerant merchant
within the City has been convicted of fraud, theft,
conversion, embezzlement, swindling, robbery,
burglary, or any other crime involving moral turpitude.
(c) That the applicant had received an
itinerant merchant permit in the previous year and
failed to comply with the conditions of the permit or
this Chapter.
(4) If the Police Chief finds that all of the
conditions precedent to the issuance of an itinerant
merchant permit have been met and the applicant is
qualified to receive an itinerant merchant permit, the
Police Chief shall issue the permit. Permits will be
issued for a period of 30 days. Upon a showing by the
applicant of necessity, the Police Chief may approve
an issuance of a permit for a period not to exceed one
year.
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G. Edible Merchandise; Sanitation
Every person who is licensed as an itinerant
merchant to peddle edible merchandise, shall keep all
articles for sale to the public in a clean and sanitary
condition, as well as the vehicles or other conveyances
used in the transportation of such merchandise.
H. Quality and Accurate Measures
No itinerant merchant shall sell or offer to sell
any unsound or unwholesome merchandise or give
false weight or measure to such article sold or offered
for sale.
I. Revocation or License
An itinerant merchant permit issued hereunder
shall be revoked upon violation of any provision of the
portions of this chapter applicable to itinerant
merchants or upon determination that any false
statement as to any material matter was made in the
application or the hearing thereon. The Police Chief
shall send written notice of the revocation to the
permittee by certified mail/return receipt requested,
setting forth the reasons for the revocation. The
permittee, by written request served upon the Police
Chief not more than 10 days from the date the Police
Chief places the notice of revocation in the mail,
postage pre-paid, may request a hearing on the matter.
The Police Chief shall conduct a hearing upon the
matter within 5 days of the request for a hearing. The
Police Chief shall either continue the revocation or
reinstate the permit based on his determination at the
hearing.
J. Visible Identification
Any itinerant merchant, vendor or peddler in
the City shall at all times while working in such
capacity wear and prominently display a badge or
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placard clearly identifying the person by name and
clearly identifying the organization he is representing.
The letters of said badge or placard must be at least
one eighth inch in height, and shall contain the
statement "MERCHANT."
SECTION 6: CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS
A. Definitions
(1) Charitable solicitation means conduct
whereby a person, organization, society, corporation or
its agent, member or representative, on the plea or
representation, whether express or implied, that the
proceeds from the solicitation,. sale or entertainment
are for a charitable purpose:
(a) Solicits property, financial aid, gifts
in money or any article of monetary value;
(b) Sells or offers to sell a product,
article, tag, service publication, ticket, advertisement,
subscription; or
(c) Holds, promotes or participates in
entertainment, sports event, benefit dance, fair, bazaar
or other type of organized social entertainment.
(2) Charitable purpose means the use of
money or property for the benefit of:
(a) Charity or philanthropy, or poor,
impoverished, destitute, underprivileged, needy,
refugee, injured, crippled, disabled, or handicapped
persons, or persons in need of rehabilitation;
(b) Patriotism, that is, for the teaching
of patriotism or the relief or assistance of veterans or
veteran's organizations; or
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for the establishment or endowment of educational
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group of person.
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behalf of another person or organization, each entity
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required for:
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funds only by use of a public broadcasting media;
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II required for persons under eighteen (18) years of age
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Ii organization using all profits for young people's
activities or donating all profits to charities, other than
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C. Application For Permit
(1) An applicant for a permit to conduct a
charitable solicitation in the city shall file an
application in writing with the Police Department not
less than ten (10) days before the first month in which
the proposed charitable solicitation activities are
planned.
(2) The application shall contain the following
information:
(a) The full name, address and
telephone number of the person or organization
applying for a permit and the address of the
headquarters in the city.
(b) The names and addresses of all
officers and directors or trustees of the organization
and the name and city of residence of all officers,
directors or trustees of the parent organization, if any.
(c) The name of the person or persons
by whom the receipts of the solicitation will be
disbursed; if the receipts are transmitted to a parent
organization for further disbursement, a detailed
description of the disbursement of all funds and a
financial statement of the parent organization for the
last preceding fiscal year.
(d) The name, address and telephone
number of the local person or persons who will be in
charge of conducting the charitable solicitation.
(e) A description of the method or
methods to be used in conducting the charitable
solicitations.
(t) The period within which the
charitable solicitation will be conducted, including the
proposed dates for the beginning and ending of the
solicitation.
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(g) A full statement of the character
and extent of the charitable work done by the
applicant within the city during the preceding year and
a statement of the specific purpose for which funds are
to be solicited, together with a detailed account of
their intended use.
(h) If the applicant is a corporation, a
copy of its charter or articles of incorporation from its
state of incorporation if the applicant is a foreign
corporation, a copy of its certificate to do business in
this state.
(i) If the applicant is a charitable
corporation or other non-profit organization, proof of
the applicant's current status as a charitable association
or other organization to which contributions are tax
deductible for federal income tax purposes.
U) A statement of whether contributions
to the pers~:m or organization are tax deductible and
what percentage of the contributions are not tax
deductible.
(k) Any other information requested by
the Police Chief.
D. Bond
An applicant for a charitable solicitation permit
shall, at time of application, submit a surety bond in
the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), executed
by a surety company authorized to do business in the
State of Texas, satisfactory to the Police Chief;
conditioned for the final delivery of foods, wares,
merchandise or services, in accordance with the terms
of any order obtained prior to delivery, and also
conditioned to correct or remedy any and all defects in
material or workmanship that may exist in the article
sold by the principal of said bond, at the time of
delivery, and that may be discovered by such purchaser
or customer, within thirty (30) days after delivery, and
which bond shall be for the use and benefit of all
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persons, firms or corporations that may make any
purchase or give any order to the principal on said
bond, or to an agent or employee of the principal.
Provided that in case applicant is a person, firm,
company, partnership, corporation or association
through one or more agents or employees, such
persons, firm, company, partnership, corporation or
association shall be required to enter into only one
bond, in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)
as above required, which bond shall be made to cover
the activities of all its agents or employees.
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E. Application Fee
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An application fee for a charitable solicitation
permit in the amount of $100.00 shall be paid upon
application; provided, however, when the charitable
solicitation is conducted through one or more agents
or employees, the aforesaid permit fee shall be
increased by the amount of $50.00 for each agent or
employee engaged in the charitable solicitation. If,
after an investigation it is determined that a charitable
solicitation permit will not be issued, said application
fee shall be retained as the cost of investigation. If a
charitable solicitation permit is issued, the application
fee shall be refunded to the applicant.
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F. Investigation; Issuance and Denial of Permits
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(1) Upon receipt of an application, the Police
Chief shall make or cause to be made, an investigation
to determine the qualifications of the applicant for a
permit.
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(2) If the Police Chief finds that the applicant
does not meet the requirements for a charitable
solicitation permit or that there is need to question the
applicant to clarify the application, the Police Chief
shall so notify the applicant at least ten (10) days in
advance of a hearing at which the applicant shall
appear.
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(3) The Police Chief shall refuse issuance of a
permit if, upon investigation and hearing, it is
determined that the applicant has not complied with
all the requirements for the issuance of a permit, or
that:
(a) One or more of the statements
made in the application or at a hearing on the
application are false.
(b) The applicant or person in charge of
the charitable solicitation has been convicted of fraud,
theft, conversion, embezzlement, swindling, robbery, or
burglary or other crime of moral turpitude, or that the
applicant or person in charge has made or caused to
be made false statements or misrepresentations to a
member of the public with regard to the charitable
solicitation campaign or other activities described in
the permit, or has in any way publicly represented that
the charitable solicitation permit is an endorsement or
recommendation of the cause for which the charitable
solicitation is being conducted or has otherwise
violated any of the terms of a charitable solicitation
permit or this chapter.
(c) The applicant received a charitable
solicitation permit in the previous year and failed to
comply with conditions of the permit.
(4) If the Police Chief determines that the
applicant has met all conditions precedent to the
issuance of a charitable solicitation permit and the
applicant is qualified to receive a charitable solicitation
permit, the Police Chief shall issue a charitable
solicitation permit. Permits will be issued for a period
of 30 days. Upon a showing by the applicant of
necessity, the Police Chief may approve the issuance of
a permit for a period not to exceed one year.
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G. Procedures and Requirements
(1) When contributions to a person or
organization are not wholly tax deductible, the person
or organization shall prominently state, in all materials
used in the solicitation and in all verbal solicitations,
the percentage which is not tax deductible.
(2) Any charitable solicitor in the City shall at
all times while working in such capacity wear and
prominently display a badge or placard clearly
identifying the person by name and clearly identifying
the organization he is representing. The letters of said
badge or placard must be at least one eighth inch in
height and contain the statement "CHARITABLE
SOLICITATION."
(3) No person shall use or disburse funds
collected pursuant to a charitable solicitation permit
for a purpose other than the charitable purpose
described in the application and the actual and
necessary expenses incident to the solicitation,
collection and disbursement of the funds.
(4) No person may solicit or obtain gifts in
money or merchandise, directly or indirectly, by the
misrepresentation of names, occupation, affiliation,
physical disability, financial condition, social condition
or residence.
H. Investigation
(1) If the Police Chief has reason to believe
that a person or organization is soliciting for a
charitable purpose without a permit or the funds of a
person or organization operating under a charitable
solicitation permit have been or are being diverted
from the purposes for which they are collected, or
have been secured by misrepresentation, or the person
has violated a provision of this Chapter, the person or
organization involved shall be investigated by the
Police Chief, and the Police Chief may require the
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person or organization to file an immediate account of
its receipts and expenditures.
(2) The Police Chief may execute in writing
and cause to be served upon a person who is believed
to have information, documentary material, or physical
evidence relevant to an alleged or suspected violation
of this section, an investigative demand requiring the
person to furnish, under oath or otheIWise, a report in
writing setting forth the relevant facts of circumstances
of which he has knowledge, or to appear and testify or
to produce relevant documentary material or physical
evidence for examination, at a reasonable time and
place as may be stated in the investigative demand,
concerning charitable solicitation that is the subject
matter of an investigation.
(3) Failure or refusal to comply with an
investigative demand shall constitute a violation of this
chapter.
1. Revocation or Permit
(1) The Police Chief shall revoke a charitable
solicitation permit if he determines one or more of the
following has occurred:
(a) The making of a false statement as
to a material matter in an application or hearing
concerning an application;
(b) The making of a false statement or
misrepresentation to a member of the public with
regard to the solicitation activity;
(c) Violation of any of the terms or
conditions of the charitable solicitation permit;
( d) Violation of any provision of this
chapter;
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(e) The representation by a permittee
that the charitable solicitation permit is an
endorsement or recommendation of the cause for
which the solicitation is being conducted.
(2) The Police Chief shall send written notice
of the revocation to the permittee by certified mail,
return receipt requested, setting forth the reasons for
the revocation. The permittee, by written request
served upon the Police Chief not more than 10 days
from the date the Police Chief places the notice of
revocation in the mail, postage pre-paid, may request a
hearing on the matter. The Police Chief shall conduct
a hearing upon the matter within 5 days of the request
for a hearing. The Police Chief shall either continue
the revocation or reinstate the permit based on his
determination at the hearing.
J. Prohibited Conduct
A person engaged in charitable solicitation
either door-to-door or in a public place shall not:
(1) Obstruct or impede the passage of a
pedestrian or vehicle;
(2) Make physical contact with the
person being solicited unless that person's permission
is obtained;
(3) Misrepresent the charitable purpose
of the solicitation; or
(4) Misrepresent the charitable
affiliation of those engaged in the solicitation.
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SECTION 7: RELIGIOUS SOLICITATION
A. Definitions
(1) Religious solicitation means conduct
whereby a person, organization, society, corporation,
or its agent, member or representative on the plea of
or representation, whether express or implied, that the
proceeds from the solicitation or sale are for the
religious purpose:
(a) Solicits property, financial aid, gifts
in money, or any article of monetary value; or,
(b) Sells or offers to sell a product,
article, tag, service or printed material.
(2) Religious purpose means the use of money
or property for the support of a church, religious
society, or other religious sect, group or order.
(3) Public place means any property open or
devoted to public use.
(4) Door-to-door means private residence and
business of persons who are both unknown to the
person soliciting and not members of the church,
religious society or other religious sect, group or order
on whose behalf the solicitation is performed.
B. Registration; Identification Badge
(1) A person who engages in religious
solicitation door-to-door or in a public place shall first
register with the Police Chief, giving the following
information:
(a) Name of registrant;
(b) Name of organization;
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(c) Duration and locations of proposed
solicitations; and
(d) Number of participants.
(2) Registration expires after one year and
must be renewed annually. If a change occurs in any
of the information submitted with the registration, the
person or organization shall notify the Police Chief of
the change.
(3) A person shall wear and prominently
display an easily identification badge while engaged in
religious solicitation. The identification badge shall:
(a) Be in letters of at least one eighth
inch in height;
(b) Identify the name of the person and
the name of the organization as registered with the
Police Chief; and
(c) Contain the statement
"RELIGIOUS SOLICITATION."
(4) If a person, organization, society or
corporation conducting a religious solicitation obtains
a charitable solicitation permit, that person,
organization, society or corporation is not required to
comply with the requirements of this section.
C. Prohibited Conduct; Suspension, Cancellation of
Registration
(1) A person engaged in religious solicitation
door-to-door or in a public place shall not:
(a) Obstruct or impede the passage of
pedestrian or vehicle;
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(b) Make physical contact with the
person being solicited unless that person's permission
is obtained;
(c) Misrepresent the religious purpose
of the solicitation; or
(d) Misrepresent the religious affiliation
of those engaged in the solicitation.
(2) Should a violation of this section come to
the attention of the Police Chief, he shall immediately
suspend the registration of the person alleged to have
committed the violation and notify the person of the
availability of a hearing before the Police Chief or a
designee. Unless a request for a hearing is received
within ten (10) business days of the date notice is
mailed by the Police Chief, such suspension shall
become final and such registration shall be canceled.
If a request for a hearing is received, a hearing shall
be afforded before the Police Chief or his designated
examiner within five (5) business days of the request.
After the hearing the person holding the hearing shall
immediately either lift the suspension or, if it is
concluded that and such conclusion is supported by
substantial evidence that a violation has occurred,
cancel the registration. No new registration shall be
issued such person for a period of six (6) months
following such cancellation.
SECTION 8: PUBLICATION SOLICITATION
A Definition
For the purposes of this article, publication
solicitation means conduct whereby a person sells or
takes orders for sales of newspapers, magazines, or
other publications (including audio and visual
recordings). Publication solicitation is exempt from all
provisions of Section 5, 6 and 7 of this Chapter.
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B. Registration; Identification Badge
(1) A person who engages in publication
solicitation and who goes personally from house to
house shall first register with the Police Chief giving
the following information:
(a) Name of registrant and residence
address;
(b) Name and address of organization
(if any) employing registrant;
(c) Names or description of publications
to be sold or for which solicitation is to be made; and
( d) Date solicitations or sales are to
commence and cease.
(2) Registration expires at 12:00 midnight
December 31 each year and must be renewed annually.
If a change occurs in any of the information submitted
with the registration, the person or organization shall
notify the Police Chief of the change.
(3) Any publication solicitor shall at all times
when working in such capacity wear and prominently
display an identification badge containing:
(a) The name of the person to whom it
is issued.
(b) The name of the organization (if
any) which employs or pays the commission of the
person doing the solicitation.
(c) The words "Publication Solicitation."
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C. Prohibited Conduct; Suspension, Cancellation of
Registration
(1) A person engaged in publication
solicitation shall not:
(a) Go from house to house without
first registering as herein required.
(b) Refuse to display the registration
badge provided to him.
(c) Misrepresent to the Police Chief, or
any person solicited for a sale or order, the purpose of
the solicitation, the identity of the organization doing
the solicitation, the identity of the person doing the
solicitation, the price of a publication, its source, or
the beneficiary of profits derived from solicitation.
(d) Obstruct or impede the passage of a
pedestrian or vehicle.
(e) Make physical contact with the
person being solicited without the permission of such
person.
(2) Should a violation of this section come to
the attention of the Police Chief, he shall immediately
suspend the registration of the person alleged to have
committed the violation and notify the person of the
availability of a hearing before the Police Chief or a
designee. Unless a request for a hearing is received
within ten (10) business days of the date notice is
mailed by the Police Chief, such suspension shall
become final and such registration shall be canceled.
If a request for a hearing is received, a hearing shall
be afforded before the Police Chief or his designated
examiner within five (5) business days of the request.
After the hearing the person holding the hearing shall
immediately either lift the suspension or, if it is
concluded that and such conclusion is supported by
substantial evidence that a violation has occurred,
cancel the registration. No new registration shall be
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issued such person for a period of six (6) months
following such cancellation.
Sec. 2:
THAT the Sections of Chapter 4 of the Colleyville Code, beginning
with 5 through 17, be renumbered successively, beginning with
renumbering Section 5 as Section 9. No modification or amendment
of Sections 5 through 17 of Chapter 4 of the Colleyville Code as
they appeared in the Code prior to the adoption of this Ordinance is
intended.
Sec. 3:
THAT any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
final conviction thereof fined in an amount not to exceed Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Each day any such violation continues
or is allowed to exist shall constitute a separate violation and be
punishable hereunder.
Sec. 4:
THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause publication
of the descriptive caption and penalty clauses of this ordinance as an
alternative method provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED
The fir{leadi] and public hearing being conducted on the
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The sec'!J'f:;:tlg and public hearing being conducted on the
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The t. reading and public hearing being conducted on the
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Ross T. Foster
City Attorney
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