§ 6.58.070. Identification cards.  


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  • (a) It is unlawful for any charitable promoter or solicitor to solicit funds or sell goods on behalf of a charitable organization or for a charitable purpose without first obtaining an identification card from the Las Vegas metropolitan police department except as provided pursuant to Section 6.58.100.

    (b)

    The sheriff shall prescribe the form for identification cards. However, each such identification card shall bear the name of the person registering, pursuant to Sections 6.58.050 and 6.58.060, the registration number of the certificate of registration, the name of the solicitor, the expiration date of the certificate of registration, and it shall have printed prominently thereon in red: "This identification card is not an endorsement of the solicitation by the County of Clark, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, or any of its officers or employees."

    Before any solicitation begins, the person registering pursuant to Sections 6.58.050 and 6.58.055 shall provide, by a separate list, to the director of the department of business license the names and addresses of all solicitors and provide updated names and addresses as necessary.

    (c)

    The sheriff shall require adequate identification and may require fingerprints of the applicant for an identification card if it is felt the identification provided is inadequate.

    (d)

    The sheriff shall issue identification cards for their actual cost.

    (e)

    Every identification card issued shall expire at the termination of the solicitation period specified in the registration statement or one year from the date of issuance, whichever is less.

(Ord. 1191 § 4, 1990: Ord. 1161 § 7, 1989)