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5 <br />If an application is filed by an employer, there shall also be filed separate applications for each peddler <br />and/or solicitor giving the information set forth above for each peddler and/or solicitor and signed and sworn to <br />by each peddler and/or solicitor, and a separate permit shall be issued for each applicant. <br />(e) Procedures for considering applications. <br />(1) Upon receipt of a complete application, the Sheriff s designee shall make or cause to be <br />made such investigation as reasonably necessary to verify the information in the application and <br />to assure compliance with the provisions of this section and shall issue a permit unless the <br />applicant: <br />a. Has not submitted a completed application; <br />b. Is not permitted by law to engage in such activity due to age; <br />c. Has been convicted of, or has pleaded no contest to, a felony charge within the <br />five (5) years preceding the submittal of the application; <br />d. Has been, within the previous five (5) years, convicted. of, or pleaded no contest <br />to, a misdemeanor charge involving theft, fraud, forging, uttering, or other crimes of like <br />nature or any crime ir;l~olving moral turpitude; <br />e. Does not ha~~e valid driving privileges in the state in those cases where the <br />applicant will be operating a ~~chicle in the course and scope of the peddling or soliciting,; <br />or <br />f. Has not obtained all nece5sarylicefrscs and/or permits. <br />(2) The Sheriff s designee shall approve or deny an application within three (3) business <br />dayG of receipt of the application and upon approval shall, within five (5) business days, forward <br />the approved application together with application fee to the Orange County Tax Administrator <br />for processing and issuance of appropriate permits. <br />(f) ~'ermit renewal. A peddling/soliciting permit may be renewed for an unlimited number of <br />sixty-day periods, provided an application for renewal is made on such form as provided by the Sheriff' s office no <br />later than the expiration date on the current valid permit. Applications received after that date shall be processed <br />as new applications. The Sheriffs designee shall review each application for renewal to determine that the <br />applicant is in full compliance ~~ ith the provisions of this section. If the Sheriff's designee finds that the <br />application meets the above regnircments the approved application shall be forwarded to the Orange County Tax <br />Administrator and renewal permit issued as provided in Section 1(e)(2) above. <br />(g) Revocation of permit. Permits issued under this section may be revoked in accordance with <br />Section 2. Additional grounds for revocation of a permit include, where evidence is presented, that the applicant <br />has been arrested for a felony or a misdemeanor involving theft, fraud, forgery, moral turpitude, criminal trespass, <br />or a threat to the public safety during the peddling/solicitation period, or has otherwise violated the provisions of <br />this section. A permit which has been revoked shall be immediately surrendered to the Sheriff s office. Appeals <br />of revocations may be made pursuant to the same process as for denied permits as provided in Section 2(e). <br />(h) Cost. Applicants for permits issued pursuant to this ordinance shall submit with their applications <br />an application and permit fee in the amount often dollars ($10.00) in United States Currency. <br />3 <br />