OR 2013-1360 Solicitation Ordinance
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2013-1360
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 6-
2-2 TO PROHIBIT ANYONE WITH A FELONY CONVICTION OR A
CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE FROM SOLICITING IN PERSON OR
FROM EMPLOYING ANYONE WITH A CONVICTION OR FOR
FELONY
A CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE TO SOLICIT; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 6-2-2 of the Code of Ordinances be, and the same is hereby,
amended to provide to read as follows:
“Sec. 6-2-2 Permit; registration required.
No person, directly or through an agent, shall solicit in person from house-to-house in the
city to sell or attempt to sell goods, merchandise, wares, services, or anything of value or
to take or attempt to take orders for the future delivery of goods, merchandise, wares, or
any personal property of any nature whatsoever, or take or attempt to take orders for
services to be furnished or performed in the future, without first having obtained a written
permit, or to solicit funds for charitable purposes without first having registered with the
city.
No person who has been convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude shall be
eligible for a permit or registration. Any permit or registration issued for a person with a
conviction for a felony or crime of moral turpitude may be revoked. Any company or
person who uses a person with conviction for a felony or crime of moral turpitude may
have all permits and registrations revoked. The use of ineligible solicitors may also be
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considered when reviewing future applications for permits or registration…..
SECTION 2.
That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas,
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other
provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 3
. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or phrase of this ordinance
or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid,
the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof
other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and shall not affect the
validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 4
. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is governed
by prior law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, in effect when the offense
was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 5.
That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms
of this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Coppell, Texas, shall be
subjected to a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense; and
each and every day such violation is continued shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6.
That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED
by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the _______ day of
___________________, 2013.
APPROVED:
KAREN SELBO HUNT, MAYOR
ATTEST:
CHRISTEL PETTINOS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________________
ROBERT E. HAGER, CITY ATTORNEY
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2013-1360
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 6-2-2 TO PROHIBIT ANYONE WITH A
FELONY CONVICTION OR A CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE FROM SOLICITING
IN PERSON OR FROM EMPLOYING ANYONE WITH A FELONY CONVICTION OR A
CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE TO SOLICIT; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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DULY PASSED
by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the __22 __ day of
___October________, 2013.
APPROVED:
KAREN SELBO HUNT, MAYOR
ATTEST:
CHRISTEL PETTINOS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT E. HAGER, CITY ATTORNEY
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