Folsom Municipal Code Ch. 9.76 Solicitation

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Also see Title 5, Business Licenses and Regulations.

No person shall visit any house within the city for the purpose of soliciting food, clothing or alms, or solicit alms or money or charitable assistance from any person on any public street, way or place, within the city, unless he shall first obtain a permit from the chief of police so to do. This section shall not apply to the acts of members of any association or society for benevolent or charitable purposes or for the purpose of assisting or aiding any church or like organization.

(Prior code § 9962)

Every person not having a fixed place of business or residence in the city who sells, solicits, or takes orders for goods, wares, merchandise, periodicals, subscriptions or photographs, from house to house, shall pay a registration fee of $.50 a day.

(Prior code § 9963)

Application for registration shall be made to the city clerk and shall be referred by him to the chief of police for approval or disapproval. No registration shall be issued by the clerk without approval of the chief of police or until a surety bond is filed with the city clerk in the amount of $1,000 to assure full compliance with this chapter and the integrity of the applicant.

(Prior code § 9964)

Where a person has more than 1 solicitor employed, 1 surety bond may be posted covering all solicitors in the sum herein specified. The chief of police shall not approve or disapprove an applicant until the applicant has been finger-printed. Separate registrations must be obtained for each solicitor, even though employed by the same person.

(Prior code § 9965)

“Residence”

means continuous residence in the city for at least 30 days immediately preceding the filing of the application.

(Prior code § 9966)

“Fixed place of business”

means a place of business continuously maintained for at least 30 days immediately preceding the filing of the application.

(Prior code § 9967)

The clerk shall issue a certificate of registration for a period of not less than 30 days which shall be carried upon the person at all times when house to house solicitation is being made.

(Prior code § 9968)

This chapter is additional to and not in lieu of any other city ordinances relating to house solicitations.

(Prior code § 9969)

The city clerk may waive the provisions of this chapter upon a showing that the applicant has in his possession a valid, unrevoked permit issued by the county for the purpose of making such solicitations.

(Prior code § 9970)