Burbank Municipal Code Div. 4 Prohibited Soliciting

3-4-1816: FRAUD:

No person shall perpetrate any fraud in connection with solicitation of a contribution for charitable purpose. [Formerly numbered Section 8-166; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

3-4-1817: USE OF FICTITIOUS NAME OR ALIAS:

No person, in soliciting, shall use or give to any person whomsoever, either a fictitious name or an alias or any other than their full true and correct name, or make any such solicitation without at the time giving to the person solicited their own full, true and correct name. [Formerly numbered Section 8-167; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

3-4-1818: SOLICITING WITHOUT DISPLAYING REGISTRATION CARD:

No person shall solicit any contribution unless they first exhibit the registration card provided for in Section 3-4-1807 of this article and reads it to the person solicited or presents it to said person for their perusal, allowing them sufficient opportunity to read the same, before accepting any contributions so solicited. [Formerly numbered Section 8-168; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2218.]

3-4-1819: SOLICITING BY PRINTED MATTER OR OVER THE RADIO, TELEVISION, TELEPHONE OR TELEGRAPH:

No person shall solicit any contribution by printed matter or published article, or over the radio or television emanating from the City of Burbank, or by telephone or telegraph, unless such publicity shall contain the data and information required to be set forth on the registration card provided for in Section 3-4-1807 of this article; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall any person for pecuniary compensation or consideration conduct or make any solicitation by telephone for or on behalf of any actual or purported charitable use, purpose, organization or institution unless they personally know the person solicited, and when any solicitation is made by telephone, the solicitor shall present to each person who consents, or indicates a willingness to contribute, prior to accepting a contribution from said person, such registration card or true written copy thereof. [Formerly numbered Section 8-169; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2218.]

3-4-1820: SOLICITING FROM VEHICLES:

No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on any street within the “central traffic district” as defined in Section 6-1-102 of this code for the purpose of soliciting funds for or on behalf of any actual or purported charitable use, purpose, organization or institution. [Formerly numbered Section 8-170; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

3-4-1821: BEGGING OR SOLICITING ON STREET OR FROM DOORWAY:

A. No person shall solicit any contribution for any purpose upon any street, or in any public park or in any publicly owned or controlled place, except by the express written permission of the City Manager.

B. No person shall solicit any charitable contribution, or any contribution for any real or purported charitable purpose, by means of any box or receptacle in any place immediately abutting upon any public sidewalk or way, or in any place of business open to the public, or in any room, hallway, corridor, lobby or entranceway, or other place open to or accessible to the public, or in any place of public resort, without a permit as required by Section 3-4-1803 of this article and complying in every respect with the other provision of this article. [Formerly numbered Section 8-171; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

3-4-1822: SOLICITING FOR ASSOCIATIONS:

A. No person shall engage in solicitation in the name of or on behalf of any charitable organization unless such solicitor has:

Written authorization of two (2) officers of such organization, a copy of which shall be filed with the Community Development Department, which authorization and copy shall each bear a specimen signature of the solicitor and shall expressly state the period for which it is valid which shall not exceed the duration of the permit under which solicitation is being made; and
Has such authorization with them when making solicitations and exhibits the same on request to persons solicited or police officers or authorized representatives of the Community Development Department. [Formerly numbered Section 8-172; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 2194.]