Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 2 Information Cards

A person shall not solicit within this county any contribution for any charitable purpose, or in the name of, or on behalf of, any charitable association unless such person first either obtains from the commission an information card issued pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to Ordinance 2777, entitled "An ordinance regulating the soliciting of contributions for charitable or

philanthropic purposes in the county of Los Angeles," adopted July 27, 1936, or possesses a city information card which has been approved by the commission pursuant to Part 2 of this chapter, or pursuant to said Ordinance 2777.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3111, 1951.)

Every person desiring an information card as required by this Part 2 shall file an application therefor with the commission in which the applicant shall state:

A.

The purpose of the solicitation and use of the contributions to be solicited;

B.

A specific statement, supported by reasons and, if available, figures, showing the need for the contribution proposed to be solicited;

C.

The character of such solicitation and how it will be made or conducted;

D.

The expenses of the solicitation, including all commission, cost of collection, salaries and other items, if any, regardless of from what funds such expenses are payable;

E.

What portion of the contributions collected as a result of the solicitation will remain available for application to the specific purposes declared in the application as the object of such solicitation;

F.

A specific statement of all contributions collected or received by such association or by such person filing such application within the calendar year immediately preceding the date of such filing. The expenditures or use made of such contributions, together with the names and addresses of all persons or associations receiving salaries, wages, compensation, commissions or emoluments from such contributions, and the respective amounts thereof;

G.

The names and addresses of the officers and directors of any such association for which the solicitation referred to in such application is proposed therein to be made;

H.

Copy of the resolution, if any, of any such association authorizing such solicitation, certified to as a true and correct copy of the original of such resolution by the officer of such association having charge of the records thereof and;

I.

A statement that the signers of the application have read and are familiar with the provisions of this chapter and will require all solicitors engaged in such solicitation to read and be familiar with all sections of this chapter.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3112, 1951.)

The applicant for an information card shall file with the commission with his application a statement of any and all agreements or understandings made or had with any agent, solicitor, promoter, manager or conductor of such solicitation, together with at least one copy each of any such agreement or understanding which may be in writing. Within 24 hours of any change in any such agreement or understanding, or the making or having of any new, further or different agreement or understanding with any agent, solicitor, promoter, manager or conductor, the signers of the application shall file with the commission a true copy of such change or new, further or different agreement or understanding if in writing, or written details thereof if not in writing.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3113, 1951.)

When applying for a county information card, the applicant also may submit to the commission a city information card covering the same solicitation.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3115, 1951.)

Whenever, in the opinion of the commission, the application does not disclose sufficient information for the public concerning the facts hereinabove required to be stated in such application, or concerning the person or association making such solicitation or on whose behalf such solicitation is made, then, upon the request of the commission therefor, the applicant shall file, in writing, within 48 hours after such request has been made, such additional information as the commission may specifically require upon the foregoing subjects. Provided, however, that the commission, for good cause, may extend the time for so filing such additional information. The application and such additional information herein provided for shall be signed by such applicant, or if the applicant is an association, by at least two officers of such association, and shall be open to public inspection.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3114, 1951.)

The business license commission may grant, deny or revoke a county information card, and may approve, disapprove or withdraw its approval of a city information card upon the same grounds and pursuant to the same procedure as licenses may be granted, denied, or revoked respectively, pursuant to Division 1 of Title 7 of this code.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3116, 1951.)

In addition to any ground of denial in Division 1 of this title, the commission may deny an information card or may refuse to approve a city information card if, because of inefficient operation, the payment of one or more salaries in amounts substantially greater than the reasonable value of the services performed, or for other similar reasons the percentage of the contributions raised which will remain available for application to the specific purposes declared in the application as the object of the solicitation is unreasonably small and the commission so finds.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3117, 1951.)

The business license commission may refuse to approve a city information card if it finds that the public can be better protected by a county information card and it grants such county information card.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3121, 1951.)

If a person filing an application for an information card either does not submit to the commission, at the same time, a current, valid city information card, or the commission does not approve of the use of such information card in unincorporated territory, and the commission finds no ground for denial, the commission shall issue to the applicant the information card for which he applied, which shall bear a statement that the commission issued it only for the information of the public and not as an endorsement of the solicitation; provided, however, that if the commission has endorsed the solicitation pursuant to Part 5 of this chapter, the card shall so state instead.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art.2 § 3122, 1951.)

The information card also shall set forth so much of the pertinent facts stated in the application or disclosed by any additional information obtained by the commission as the commission finds will be of assistance to any person solicited for any contribution to enable such person to determine the nature and worthiness of the purpose for which such solicitation is made.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3123, 1951.)

In addition to any ground specified in Division 1 of this title, upon receipt of additional information which, in the opinion of the commission, renders incorrect any statement set forth in any information card, the commission may revoke its approval of any information card approved by it, and may recall any information card issued by it.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3118, 1951.)

Upon receipt of notification to return any information card issued by the commission, the holder of such card shall return such recalled information card to the commission within 48 hours from the time of receipt of such notification.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art.2 § 3119, 1951.)

Upon the recall, pursuant to Section 7.24.130 of any information card issued by the commission, the commission may amend or correct such information card or issue in lieu thereof a new information card amended or corrected in accordance with the additional information received.

(Ord. 9678 § 2 (part), 1968: Ord. 5860 Ch. 18 Art. 2 § 3120, 1951.)