[Adopted 4-6-1982 as Ch. 125, Art.
II, of the 1981 Code]
No person, agent, principal or organization
shall be engaged in the solicitation of funds for charitable or nonprofit
purposes on the streets or door to door in the Borough of Norristown,
Pennsylvania, without first registering with the Borough Secretary.
Any person, agent, principal or officer of such
organizations coming within the meaning of this article shall first
appear at the office of the Borough Secretary in the Borough Hall
and make an oath declaring the name, address and purpose of the charitable
or nonprofit organization or cause and shall state the extent and
duration of the solicitation of funds.
Upon registration as provided herein, the Borough
Secretary shall issue a permit for each person engaged in the solicitation
of funds. Such permit shall be valid for 30 days and shall not be
transferable.
There shall be no registration or other fee
for such permit.
[Amended 9-1-1992 by Ord. No. 92-19]
Any person or persons, corporation, partnership
or other entity whatsoever violating any of the provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not to
exceed the maximum fine of $600, plus costs of prosecution, and in
default of payment of such costs and prosecution, to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 30 days; provided, however, that if the District
Justice determines that the defendant is without the financial means
to pay the fines and costs immediately or in a single remittance,
such defendant shall be permitted to pay the fines or costs in installments
and over such periods of time as the District Justice deems to be
just.
