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CHAPTER 12

(BILL NO. 34-70)

AN ACT to amend Chapter 102, title "Solicitors" of the Montgomery-
County Code 1965, as amended, by repealing and re-enacting,
with amendments, Section 102-5, title "License—Fee; Insurance;
Contents," to authorize the County Executive to change the
application fee for solicitors' licenses to an amount not to exceed
the reasonable cost of licensing and enforcing the Code pro-
visions relating to solicitors.

Be It Enacted by the County Council for Montgomery County,
Maryland, that—

Sec. 1. Section 102-5, Chapter 102, title "Solicitors," of the
Montgomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

102-5. License—Fee; Insurance; Contents.

A fee of five dollars to cover the cost of investigation of the
applicant for a license under this Chapter and processing of the
application shall be paid to the County when the application is filed,
and shall not be returnable under any circumstances. The County
Executive may from time to time change such fee to an amount
not to exceed the reasonable costs of licensing and enforcement under
this Chapter. Unless, after investigation, the Director shall find that
the applicant has not complied with this Chapter or is not of good
moral character, he shall issue a license upon the posting of the
aforementioned bond which shall show the name and address of the
solicitor and the date of issuance and expiration of the license, and
one of the photographs submitted by the solicitor shall be attached
to the license. No license shall be issued to any holder of a license
previously issued under this Chapter within one year of a revocation.
In determining good moral character, the reputation of the applicant,
his criminal record, if any, and license history in this or other juris-
dictions shall be considered. Emphasis in reaching a decision on moral
character shall be given to any convictions for crimes of violence,
sex offenses, violations of the gaming, narcotic, alcoholic beverage
laws, and fraud. No person shall be denied a license solely on the
grounds of previous convictions or penal servitude, if in fact, his
record, conduct and habits for a period of three years after conviction
or release from penal servitude, whichever is later, shall indicate
that he is a proper person to be licensed under the standards of this
Chapter.

Sec. 2. Effective date.

This Act shall take effect on December 7, 1970.