Chapter 5.64 — SOLICITING

No person, without first having applied for and received a permit from the Chief of Police as provided in this chapter, shall make any appeal to the public for a charity or charitable or religious purpose, either by soliciting or collecting gifts, contributions, donations or subscriptions or by promoting or conducting any sale, bazaar or exhibition or by any other means whatsoever at any place or to any person in the City.

(Prior code 6480; Ord. 98; Ord. 489; Ord. 52-62; Ord. 32-78)

No person without first having applied for and received a permit from the Chief of Police, as provided in this chapter, shall sell or solicit for or on behalf of any person, firm, association or corporation, by telephone or otherwise, or the sale of any ticket or right to admission to any amusement, show, entertainment, lecture or other enterprise not regularly carried on for private profit or gain by such person, firm, association or corporation at a fixed place of business in the City, or solicit any contribution or gift in connection with any such amusement, show, entertainment, lecture or other enterprise where such sale or solicitation is for other than a charitable purpose and is made to persons other than the bona fide members of the firm, association or corporation, causing such solicitation or sale, or for or on whose behalf such solicitation or sale is made, and where, in connection with any such amusement, show, entertainment, lecture or other enterprise, it is represented, advertised, held out, implied or made to appear that such sale, solicitation, contribution or gift or any part of the proceeds therefrom shall belong to, or be devoted or used for the benefit of any person, firm, association or corporation.

(Prior code 6480.1; Ord. 52-62; Ord. 32-78)

An application shall contain the following information:

• A. Whether the applicant is affiliated with or working for any other organization than the one for which this solicitation is intended;

• B. Location of national, state and local headquarters, if any;

• C. The names and addresses of all persons directly interested in or who in any manner will be engaged in the work;

• D. The exact purpose for which the proceeds of the solicitation, sale, bazaar, exhibition, promotion, amusement, show, lecture, entertainment or other enterprise of any part thereof, are to be used, including the manner in which and the amount of any compensation intended to be paid to any person, firm, association or corporation out of such proceeds;

• E. The total amount which is sought to be raised;

• F. The bank or place where all or any part of the funds raised by such activity will be placed on deposit or invested;

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City of Orange, CA

ORANGE CODE

§ 5.64.030

§ 5.64.080

• G. What records of funds received will be kept and where. Where such records will be open to public;

• H. Whether the uniform or identification worn or carried resembles that of any other group in this area conducting a similar type of activity;

• I. Such other information in respect to the character and past and proposed activity of the applicant and the parties directly interested in or engaged in the work as may be necessary to enable the Chief of Police to make a full and complete investigation.

• (Prior code 6480.2; Ord. 52-62; Ord. 32-78; Ord. 07-24, 5/14/2024)

The Chief of Police shall cause each applicant to be fingerprinted and photographed, a record of which shall be kept in the office of the Chief of Police. The applicant shall pay the amount set by the State for processing the fingerprints. The Chief of Police shall cause an investigation of each applicant to be made to determine if such applicant has committed any act that if done by a permittee would be grounds for revocation or suspension of a permit, or if such applicant has been convicted of a felony or any crime that has a substantial relationship to the permitted business.

(Prior code 6480.3; Ord. 52-62; Ord. 32-78)

A permit shall be issued to such applicant for such period of time as the applicant may request; provided, however, that no permit shall be valid for a period of no more than six months from the date of issuance; and provided further, that as a condition to granting such permit, the Chief of Police may require the applicant to file a bond with the City Clerk in the sum of $1,000.00 in a form approved by the City Attorney and conditioned that if the principal thereof fails to devote, pay or use the entire proceeds or the percentage thereof specified in the application, derived from the activity mentioned in the application to the person, firm, association or corporation for or on whose account or benefit such activity was conducted or carried on, then the surety will pay the same to such person, firm, association or corporation, to the amount of such bond. (Prior code 6480.4; Ord. 52-62; Ord. 32-78)

No permit shall be required for any solicitation through the United States mail. (Prior code 6480.7; Ord. 52-62; Ord. 32-78)

No person shall use or cause to be used a telephone to accomplish any of the acts set forth in Section 5.64.010 or 5.64.020 unless such person is a bona fide member of an organization in whose name a permit has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and provided further, that such person making such solicitation does not receive any compensation therefor. (Prior code 6480.7; Ord. 52-62; Ord. 32-78)

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City of Orange, CA

BUSINESS TAXES AND REGULATIONS

§ 5.66.010

§ 5.66.050