Solicitor and Transient Merchant Applications
No Person shall establish, carry on, conduct, or engage in Door-to-Door Commercial Solicitation at a Residence without first obtaining a duly issued and authorized License issued by the Village, authorizing such Door-to-Door Commercial Solicitation. License applications must be submitted to Dieterich Village Hall for review and approval. Within ten (10) business days of receipt of any application, the Village Clerk or his/her designee shall grant or deny the requested License and give written notice to the Applicant of the decision. Each License issued shall be valid for a period of up to one (1) year, provided however, that each License shall terminate on the thirty-first day of January next following its issuance, unless sooner revoked. Every Person licensed must at all times possess and display their License in a conspicuous place while soliciting, and shall produce the same whenever requested to do so by a police officer, county deputy, or other person. A Licensee shall be allowed to conduct Door-to-Door Commercial Solicitation only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
An application for a License shall be accompanied by the following applicable fee(s):
a. Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) application fee; plus,
b. Fifty Dollar ($50.00) fee for each person which applicants seeks to authorize to solicit under the License.
For more information, please view the entire Village Code for Door-to-Door Commercial Solicitation here: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dieterichil/latest/dieterich_il/0-0-0-626
No Person shall establish, carry on, conduct, or engage in business as a Transient Merchant or Itinerant Vendor within the corporate limits of the Village, without first complying with the requirements of Section 2a of the Retailers’ Occupation Tax Act (35 ILCS 120/2a) by obtaining a certificate of registration and, if a bond or other security is required, by posting bond or other approved security, as well as without first obtaining a duly issued and authorized License issued by the Village, authorizing such a Transient Merchant or Itinerant Vendor. License applications must be submitted to Dieterich Village Hall for review and approval. An application for a License shall be accompanied by a One Hundred Dollar ($100.00) application fee. Within ten (10) business days of receipt of any application, the Village Clerk or his/her designee shall grant or deny the requested License and give written notice to the Applicant of the decision. Prior to receiving a License issued under this chapter, the Licensee shall file with the Village Clerk a surety bond or shall make a cash deposit, unless waived by ordinance adopted by the Village Board of Trustees. The amount of the bond or deposit shall be equal to 50% of the wholesale value of the merchandise that the Licensee intends to offer for sale; however, the amount of the bond or deposit shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000. Each License issued shall be valid for a period of up to one (1) year, provided however, that each License shall terminate on the thirty-first day of January next following its issuance, unless sooner revoked.
For more information, please view the entire Village Code for Transient Merchant or Itinerant Vendors here: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dieterichil/latest/dieterich_il/0-0-0-635