The application for the placement of the clothing bin shall
contain the following information:
A. The location where the bin would be situated, as precisely as possible.
B. The manner in which the person, entity or organization anticipates
any clothing or other donations collected via the bin would be used,
sold or disbursed and the method by which the proceeds collected would
be allocated or spent.
C. The name and telephone number of the bona fide office of any entity
which may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected
via the bin.
D. Written consent of the property owner to place the bin on his property.
The renewal of a charitable clothing bin permit shall include
the following information:
A. The location where the bin is currently situated and, if the person
intends to move it, the new location where the bin would be situated
and a written consent of the property owner to place the bin on his
property.
B. The manner in which the person has used, sold or disbursed any clothing
or other donations via the bin and the method by which the proceeds
of collected donations have been allocated or spent, and any changes
the person anticipates it may make in these processes during the period
covered by the renewal.
C. The name and telephone number of the bona fide office of any entity
which shared or profited from any clothing or other donations collected
via the bin, and of any entities which may do so during the period
covered by the renewal.
The following information shall be clearly and conspicuously
displayed on the exterior of the clothing bin:
A. The permit number and the date of expiration of that permit.
B. The name and address of the registered person who owns the bin and
any other entity which may share or profit from any clothing or donations.
C. The telephone number of the person's bona fide office and the
telephone number of the bona fide office of any other entity which
may share in the profit from any clothing or donations collected via
the bin.
D. Where the entity, other than the person who owns the bin, shares
in the profits from any clothing or other donations, then notice of
that entity shall also be given.
E. A statement indicating the manner in which the person anticipates
any clothing or other donations collected via the bin would be used,
sold or disbursed, and the method by which the proceeds of collected
donations would be allocated or spent.
Any person who violates this chapter or N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.60
et seq, which results in the seizure of the donation clothing bin
shall be subject to the following:
A. A penalty up to $20,000 for each violation. The City shall bring
this action in Municipal Court or Superior Court in a summary proceeding
under the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999. Penalty monies collected
pursuant to this section shall be maintained by the City.
B. The person who placed the clothing bin shall be deemed ineligible
to place, use or employ a donation clothing bin for solicitation purposes.
A person who is deemed ineligible may apply to the City Council to
have that person's eligibility restored and the City may consider
same when it finds that the entity has acted within the public interest
and demonstrates that he has made a good faith effort to comply with
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.60 et seq. and this chapter and
had no fraudulent intentions.