5.08.030 Application – Fee.
A. Every peddler, solicitor, or canvasser, other than those exempt under this chapter, whether principal or agent, shall before commencing business in the City make application in writing on a form to be provided by the finance director. The application shall include an authorization allowing release of all Washington State criminal history record information to the finance department.
B. Except as provided in this subsection, at the time of the filing of the application, a fee in an amount set by council resolution shall be paid to the finance director to cover the costs of obtaining a criminal history conviction record from Washington State Patrol’s Washington Access to Criminal History (WATCH) website and processing the application. Veterans who present a certificate of honorable discharge to the finance director shall be exempt from payment of the fee as provided in RCW 73.04.050 through 73.04.060.
C. The finance director shall refer the application and the WATCH report to the chief of police or designee, who shall review the criminal history conviction report of the applicant if applicable. Upon completion, the chief of police or designee shall forward the results of the review to the finance director.
D. If, as a result of the investigation, the applicant is not found to have committed any of the acts requiring denial as listed below, the finance director shall, upon payment of the prescribed fee, issue the license to the applicant. The finance director shall deny the applicant the license if the applicant has:
1. Committed any act consisting of fraud or misrepresentation;
2. Committed any act which, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for suspension or revocation of a license;
3. Within the previous ten years, been convicted of a felony directly relating to his or her fitness to engage in the occupation of peddler, and including, but not limited to, those felonies involving moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation;
4. Been charged with a felony of the type defined in subdivision 3 of this subsection, and disposition of that charge is still pending;
5. Been refused a license under the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that any applicant denied a license under the provisions of this chapter may reapply if and when the reasons for denial no longer exist; and
6. Made any false or misleading statements in the application.
E. Every peddler, solicitor, or canvasser shall be required to carry the peddler’s, solicitor’s or canvasser’s license and display it along with photo identification upon request by a prospective customer or law enforcement officer.
F. The finance director is authorized to promulgate rules regarding the manner and method of payment, including a prohibition or regulation of payment by check.
1. Any person who submits a peddler, solicitor, or canvasser license fee payment by check to the City pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be assessed a NSF fee set by the finance director if the check is returned unpaid by a bank or other financial institution for insufficient funds in the account or for any other reason. (Ord. 2546 § 2 (part), 2010: Ord. 1480 § 3, 1989; Ord. 1418 § 1, 1988: Ord. 809 § 2, 1978: Ord. 43 § 3, 1926).