A. Qualifies for tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code;
Borough of Atlantic Highlands.
A. The Chief of Police or, in his absence, the officer in charge of the Police Department, shall issue a permit and identification badge upon completion of the solicitation permit application form. The permit and badge shall be issued to any and all applicants who complete the application form and provide photo identification. A separate permit and badge shall be issued to each individual who engages in solicitation within the Borough. The permit shall be signed by the Chief of Police or, in his absence, the officer in charge of the Police Department. The permit shall state the name of the individual, the business or organization for which solicitation is made, and the date the permit was issued.
ARTICLE I. Door-to-Door Commercial Solicitation
(5) The address of the employer or organization;
No person or entity shall engage in solicitation within the Borough without first having obtained a permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Failure to obtain a permit prior to solicitation shall constitute a violation of this chapter. Each day of solicitation without a valid permit shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter.
(2) The present address of each individual who will engage in solicitation within the Borough;
Any person who travels, either by foot or automobile or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to house or from street to street to seek or develop support for, to conduct market research about, to determine feelings or opinions about, to conduct a survey about, or explain a position about and on behalf of any commercial product, commercial cause or commercial organization.
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Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable application.
D. All solicitors or canvassers are encouraged to wear reflective clothing and/or to carry flashlights if soliciting after dark.
Section Six: Issuance of permit.
G. Misrepresentation, false statements, or failure to disclose information on the solicitation permit application form shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
C. Noncommercial solicitation or canvassing may take place between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on each and every day of the year.
(7) The name of the contact person at the offices of the employer or organization;
C. Qualifies for exemption from sales tax under N.J.S.A. 54:32B-9; or
CANVASSER
(3) As to each such individual, whether the individual has ever been convicted of a crime, and if so, the nature of the conviction, where convicted, the date of conviction, and the penalty imposed;
PERMIT
Section Five: Application and Fee for permit.
A person or entity seeking to obtain a permit for solicitation from Atlantic Highlands Borough.
C. An applicant for a solicitation permit shall also be required to produce photo identification, which the Police Department will photocopy and attach to the application form.
APPLICANT
EMPLOYER
D. Was created under or is otherwise subject to the provisions of Title 15A of the New Jersey statutes.
B. Qualifies for exemption from property tax under N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.6;
E. The Tax Assessor shall, upon being advised of a transfer of ownership of a residential premise, notify the Borough Clerk, not less than semiannually, of said conveyances, whereupon the Borough Clerk shall remove the address of the premises from the do-not-solicit list.
A. Any person seeking to engage in solicitation within the Borough shall apply to the Police Department for a solicitation permit.
(10) The expected dates of solicitation within the Borough
BOROUGH
(6) The telephone number of the employer or organization;
Ordinance Information
B. Commercial solicitation shall take place within the Borough only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Certification
For a violation of any provision of this chapter, the maximum penalty, upon conviction thereof, shall be as provided in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty. Each and every day in which a violation of any provision of this chapter exists shall constitute a separate violation.
Section Eight: Time limits on solicitation.
Any individual or entity providing compensation, in any form whatsoever, to an individual engaged in solicitation within Atlantic Highlands Borough.
F. Fees for permits shall be set in accordance with the Fee Ordinance of Atlantic Highlands Borough.
D. On or about January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year, the Borough Clerk's office shall update the list. The updated list shall then be forwarded to the Chief of Police for distribution to solicitors and/or canvassers.
A. A solicitation permit shall be effective for three months after the date it is issued. Solicitation without a valid permit in effect shall constitute a violation of this chapter. This permit shall be subject to renewal for an additional three-month period.
B. The office of the Borough Clerk shall maintain a list of addresses of those premises where the owner and/or occupant has notified the Borough Clerk that soliciting and canvassing is not permitted on his or her premises. Notification shall be by completion of a form available at the Borough Clerk's office during normal business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except weekends and legal holidays.
Each individual engaging in solicitation within the Borough shall carry the permit issued to him upon his person and display his badge at all times while soliciting within the Borough, and shall produce the permit and badge if requested to do so by the police or any resident. Failure to carry the permit and/or display the badge during solicitation shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this chapter, any person or entity owning property within the Borough may register such property on a do-not-solicit list.
To go in or upon private property in Atlantic Highlands Borough without having been invited to do so by the owner or occupant, for the purpose of advertising, promoting, or selling any product, goods, or service; or conducting market research or a market or opinion survey regarding commercial products or services. By way of illustration and not of limitation, solicitors shall include canvassers, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of goods or services. Solicitation shall also include the placement upon private property of handbills or other written material advertising goods or services for sale. Solicitation shall also include the sale of goods or services which the solicitor promises to donate or delivery to a charitable or other nonprofit institution on behalf of the purchaser. Solicitation shall not include the entry upon private property without prior invitation of the owner or occupant by any person representing an entity which:
Section Seven: Carrying and displaying of permit and badge.
E. Application forms, including photographic identification, shall be retained by the Police Department.
(1) The name of each individual who will engage in solicitation within the Borough;
Section Nine: Do-not-solicit list.
(9) As to any vehicle to be used by the applicant, the make, model, year, color and license plate information of the vehicle; and
B. Noncommercial solicitors do not require the approval of the Chief of Police or the requirement or granting of a permit, with the sole exception that any noncommercial solicitors or canvassers must register with the Police Department to have knowledge of their presence within Atlantic Highlands Borough.
It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the safety of the residents of Atlantic Highlands Borough, to prevent fraud from being perpetrated upon them and to protect their privacy, while balancing such interests against the opportunity for commercial, political, religious, charitable, and nonprofit organizations to exercise their rights of free speech.
C. The Borough Clerk shall submit the do-not-solicit list to the Chief of Police on a quarterly basis, which do-not-solicit list shall be distributed to applicants seeking authorization to solicit or canvass pursuant to this chapter. The persons seeking to solicit or canvass shall not solicit or canvass at any address listed on the do-not-solicit list.
B. An applicant for a solicitation permit shall be required to provide the following information in writing:
Section One: Statement of purpose.
(4) The employer or organization for which solicitation will be made;
By signing below, I agree and understand the terms outlined in the ordinance above.
Section Three: Permit required.
(8) The type of goods or services to be sold or the type of survey or research to be conducted;
SOLICITATION
D. The application form shall be signed by the applicant, under penalty of perjury.
A permit for solicitation issued by Atlantic Highlands Borough pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Section Two: Definitions
Section Four: Exemptions
Section Ten: Violations and penalties.
Door-to-door canvassing, solicitation, campaigning, advocacy, education, proselytizing, handbill distribution, or other entry upon private property by individuals representing any entity which 1) qualifies for tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code; 2) qualified for exemption from property tax under N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.6; 3) qualifies for exemption from sales tax under N.J.S.A. 54:32B-9; or 4) was created under or is otherwise subject to the provisions of Title 15A of the New Jersey statutes, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. Solicitation of donations by any such organizations shall not constitute solicitation as defined in this chapter. Individuals representing such organizations may request a copy of the Borough's do-not-solicit list for their information, but no penalties shall be imposed if they enter in or upon a property identified on the do-not-solicit list.