City of Lewes, DE Article III Soliciting

[Adopted 8-9-1971]

§ 142-10 Permit required.

It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit any contribution for a charitable purpose within the corporate limits of the City of Lewes without first submitting a verified application and obtaining from the City Manager a permit.

§ 142-11 Information to be submitted on application.

The application required by § 142-10 above shall contain the following information:

A. The name and principal address of the charitable organization on whose behalf contributions are to be solicited.

B. The name and address of each proposed solicitor.

C. The purpose of the charitable organization on whose behalf contributions are to be solicited.

D. The method of operations to be employed in soliciting contributions in the City of Lewes.

E. Whether the solicitors are unpaid volunteers or whether they are paid.

F. If they are to be paid, the method of payment.

G. The dates and times when contributions are to be solicited; provided, however, that no permit shall be issued pursuant to the terms of this article for soliciting contributions between the hours of 6:00 p.m. in the evening and 10:00 a.m. in the morning.

§ 142-12 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former § 142-12, Fees, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 142-13 Issuance of permit.

The City Manager, upon receipt of the verified application and the required fee, shall issue the permit. Each such permit shall specify the names and addresses of all solicitors and the dates and times during which soliciting is to be accomplished.

§ 142-14 Revocation of permit.

The City Manager of the City of Lewes may revoke any permit granted pursuant to the terms of this article because of a violation of any of the provisions of this article or of any other ordinance of the City of Lewes or of any law of the United States or of the State of Delaware or if any false information is contained in the application for the permit.

§ 142-15 Definitions.

For the purposes of this article:

PERSON

Shall be deemed to include any individual, partnership, firm or corporation.

§ 142-16 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 5-12-1980]

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200 and imprisonment for a term of not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days for the first such conviction. For a second or subsequent conviction, any person, firm or corporation shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 and imprisonment for a term of not less than 20 days nor more than 60 days for each conviction. Each day that a violation of any of the provisions of this article continues shall be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct violation.