§ 50-93. Registration requirement.

(a)

No person shall panhandle without a registration issued by the city police department. A person who has been registered shall keep a copy of the registration on his person at all times while panhandling and show it to any police officer upon request. No person whose registration has been revoked shall panhandle for a period of two years following the revocation. A violation of this section shall be punishable as set forth in section 1-15 of this Code.

(b)

The police department shall issue the registration, without fee, to any eligible person who presents himself or herself at the city police headquarters, states his or her true name, presents a photo identification or signs a declaration under penalty of perjury that he or she has no such identification, and permits himself or herself to be photographed and fingerprinted.

(c)

A person is ineligible to register if, and only if, within the last five years he or she:

(1)

Has been convicted whether or not adjudication was withheld of two or more violations of this section;

(2)

Has had a registration revoked pursuit to subsections (e) or (f) below; or

(3)

Has been convicted, whether or not adjudication was withheld, of two or more offenses under the law of any jurisdiction which involves aggressive or intimidating behavior while panhandling or false or misleading representations while panhandling.

(d)

If the police department is unable to determine eligibility within two working days, excluding weekends and holidays, of the application, the department shall issue a registration good for 30 days and determine eligibility for regular registration before the temporary registration expires. The regular registration shall expire three years from the date of issuance. Along with the registration, the police department shall give the applicant a copy of this article.

(e)

Any person who makes any false or misleading representations while applying for a registration under this section shall be punished under section 1-15 of this Code. Upon conviction for violation of this section, the city police department shall revoke any registration issued to the convicted person under this section.

(f)

If a registration is issued to a person under this section and that person is later convicted of a violation of any provision under this section, the police department shall revoke the registration.

(g)

Upon arrest for any violation of this section the panhandler shall release his registration to the arresting officer. A panhandler may apply at the police department for consecutive 30-day temporary registrations pending the outcome of the arrest in a court of law.

(Ord. No. 99-25, § I, 2-25-99)