Any and all licenses which may be issued pursuant to any part
of this chapter may, for cause, be suspended by the Mayor and may
be revoked by the Board of Trustees, after notice and hearing, for
any of the following causes:
A. Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application
for the license.
B. Violation of any of the restrictions imposed on the issuance of such
license, or based upon any activity so licensed in a manner that violates
the laws of the state of New York, the County of Nassau, the Town
of North Hempstead, or the Village of Kensington.
Upon the issuance of any license hereunder, any person, organization,
society, association, company or corporation shall be provided with
a copy of the list of village residents who are included in the Village's
No-Knock Registry and have expressed in writing a desire not to have
any such person, organization, society, association, company or corporation
or their agents or representatives enter upon their property. Every
organization, society, association, company or corporation licensed
under this chapter shall agree not to visit the premises so enumerated
in the list provided to it by the Village.
For the purpose of protecting residents from criminal activities
and safeguarding their privacy, there is hereby established a No-Knock
Registry of properties within the Village where canvassing and soliciting
are prohibited. The No-Knock Registry shall be maintained by the Village
Clerk.
A. The Village Clerk shall create a list of addresses of those premises
whose owners or occupants have notified the Village that canvassing
or soliciting are not permitted on their premises. The term "canvassing
and soliciting" shall include all uninvited activities on premises
listed on the No-Knock Registry, such as solicitations or offers for
the sale of goods or services, offers to purchase or to broker the
sale of real estate, requests for charitable contributions, requests
for petition signatures, and the distribution of books or literature
of any kind. Notification shall be by the completion of a form available
in the Village Clerk's office and on the Village website. These
premises shall remain on the registry unless the owner or occupants
notify the Village Clerk in writing that they wish to be removed from
the registry. The Village Clerk shall update this list as needed.
The inclusion of a premises on this registry shall be deemed a revocation
of any privilege or license to enter or attempt to enter the property.
B. Owners or occupants who have requested to be listed on the Village
No-Knock Registry may obtain from the Clerk's office a notice
for display on the premises indicating that the premises are listed
on the Village No-Knock Registry and that canvassing and soliciting
on the premises is prohibited.
C. The Village Clerk shall provide a copy of the current Village No-Knock
Registry to any applicant for a license pursuant to this chapter.
D. Although the most current list of registrants on the Village No-Knock
Registry shall be provided by the Village Clerk, it is the sole responsibility
of the canvasser or solicitor to have the most up-to-date list prior
to engaging in any canvassing or soliciting.
E. The Village shall post a copy of the No-Knock Registry application
on the Village website in order to further public awareness of the
No-Knock Registry.
Each person who violates any provision of this chapter shall,
for each violation, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or
imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both such fine
and imprisonment. This section does not preclude an owner or occupant
from filing any other appropriate complaint with local law enforcement,
including a complaint for trespass.