[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986, § 1; as amended by Ord. 407,
8/15/2013, § 1.A]
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person, association, partnership, firm
or corporation, either directly or indirectly, to sell goods, wares,
merchandise, magazines, periodicals, books or other personal property
by canvassing or soliciting, or to go upon residential property or
upon public streets or public property, within the Township to solicit
funds for any religious, charitable or nonprofit cause, unless the
person soliciting has first registered at the Township Municipal Office
and has received an identification card from the Township Municipal
Office. The physical presence of each individual solicitor, at the
Township Municipal Office, at the time of permit issuance, is required.
No identification card shall be issued unless the Following information
is given by the applicant:
A.
Full identification, including proof thereof by use of a voter's
registration card, a vehicle operator's license or some other
accepted method of identification, with residence and office address.
B.
The name of the organization for which the applicant is soliciting,
together with the address of that organization.
C.
The length of time the soliciting is to be carried on.
D.
Any criminal record which the applicant may have.
2.
Identification cards shall be issued, provided the above information
is given, within 24 hours of initial registration at the Municipal
Office. In the event the Municipal Office is closed at the expiration
of 24 hours from the time of initial registration, the identification
card shall be issued immediately upon the reopening of the Municipal
Office.
[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986; as added by Ord. 407, 8/15/2013, § 1.B]
1.
Members of organizations soliciting funds at fixed public street
or public property locations, and not going door-to-door, may be permitted
to do so and receive an identification card without necessity of passing
a criminal background check or registering in person at the Township
Office, where all of the following conditions are met:
A.
The organization presents proof that it is duly registered under,
or is exempt from, the Pennsylvania Solicitation of Funds for Charitable
Purposes Act, 10 P.S. § 162.1 et seq.
B.
An authorized representative of the organization:
(1)
Appears in person at the Township Office to register each of
the members of the organization who will be soliciting, by providing
a copy of acceptable photo identification or driver's license
and the name, address and phone number for each participant.
(2)
Registers himself or herself, including passing a criminal background
check.
(3)
Provides a document signed by each participant whereby each
participant, or their parent or guardian, agrees to follow instructions
of the named authorized representative, with respect to all solicitation
activities carried on under the permit and to abide by all Township
permits and regulations regarding these activities.
[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986, § 2]
Solicitors regulated by this Part shall carry their identification
card at all times while soliciting within the Township, and shall
show their identification card to residents in order to identify themselves
prior to any actual solicitation of funds.
[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986, § 3; as amended by A.O.]
The identification card(s) referred to in § 13-101 above shall be issued by the Township Secretary upon payment of the fee in an amount as established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, per organization or entity for a one-week period.
[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986, § 4]
The identification card(s) referred to in § 13-101 above shall exhibit an expiration date, and any person or organization soliciting with an expired identification card shall be in violation of this Part.
[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986, § 5]
1.
All solicitation carried on within the Township, in the case of residential
door-to-door or house-to-house calling, shall be restricted to the
following hours:
A.
From October 1 through April 30, solicitation shall be limited to
the period from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, Monday, through
and including Saturday.
B.
From May 1 through September 30, solicitation shall be limited to
the period from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, Monday, through
and including Saturday.
C.
Solicitation shall be prohibited at all times on Sundays within the
Township.
[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986; as added by Ord. 407, 8/15/2013, § 1.C]
1.
Residents may erect "No Solicitors" or similar signs not to exceed
120 square inches in size, which for the purpose of this Part shall
be displayed conspicuously near their residential doorway.
2.
No solicitor shall solicit at any residence posted with a sign reading
"No Solicitors" or words of the same or similar meaning.
[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986, § 6]
In the event any solicitor shall have been found to have been
convicted of any felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,
he or she may be denied an identification card or the identification
card may be revoked or cancelled by the Township Secretary. In the
event any solicitor provides any false or misleading information concerning
his or her identification or the identity of the organization for
which he or she is soliciting, the identification card issued to that
solicitor may be revoked by the Township Secretary.
[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986, § 7]
At the time of issuance of an identification card, the Township
Secretary Office shall also issue to the solicitor a list of all persons
and their residence address who have specifically requested that solicitors
do not enter their premises at any time.
[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986, § 8; as amended by Ord. 407,
8/15/2013, § 1.D; and by A.O.]
Any person who violates this Part by soliciting without an identification
card, or by soliciting at residences where a "No Solicitors" sign
or similar sign is erected, or by soliciting, upon conviction thereof
in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner
provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania
Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine
and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day
that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part
which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate
offense.
[Ord. 269, 5/27/1986, § 9]
