- Independence performed a first reading of an ordinance increasing penalties for non-compliant solicitors this week.
- Proposed penalties include a $500 fine and up to 90 days in jail.
- The ordinance is aimed at salespeople who continue to operate after violating city regulations.
Independence is planning to step up penalties for door-to-door salespeople who continue to operate in the city after violating city regulations governing solicitors.
Specifically, non-compliant solicitors who violate city ordinance more than once could risk arrest, a misdemeanor charge, fines of up to $500 and up to 90 days in jail. The city council performed a first reading of the ordinance establishing such penalties on Monday.
“We have found a few solicitors are not necessarily concerned with our ordinance, and the police recently – specifically – found that a solicitor flat out didn’t care,” said Mayor Chris Reinersman. “He was told he violated, and then he just went on and continued to do what he was doing.”…