[Adopted 5-23-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-07[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance states it shall take effect 7-1-2018 or upon passage and publication according to law, whichever is later.
This article shall be known as the Borough's No Knock Ordinance.
A registry shall be established in the Borough Clerk's office which contains a list of addresses of those premises where the owner or occupant has notified the Borough Clerk that he/she wishes to prohibit persons and entities from canvassing, soliciting, peddling, itinerant vending or attempting door-to-door sales on his/her premises.
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Any owner or occupant who requests his/her property be listed on the No Knock Registry shall be able to procure at no charge from the Borough Clerk's office a sticker for display at his/her premises which shall serve as notice that this property is on the No Knock Registry. There shall be no charge for registering.
B. 
If any premises is on the No Knock Registry, the owner or occupant shall be obligated to post the sticker for display in a readily observable location near the front door.
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The list of addresses referred to in § 142-11 shall be available at the Borough Clerk's office during normal business hours, and shall be updated monthly.
B. 
Any person seeking to undertake any action referred to in § 142-11 above shall be obligated to obtain a current up-to-date copy of the registry. It is, therefore, the obligation of the canvasser, solicitor, peddler, itinerant vendor or door-to-door salesperson to have the most up-to-date list from the registry.
C. 
The Borough Clerk shall provide any person seeking to canvass, solicit, peddle, act as an itinerant vendor or undertake any door-to-door sale with a copy of the current registry.
Any person who appears at a property on the No Knock Registry, where the property has been so posted in accordance with § 142-12 of this article, shall be considered to be in violation of this article.
The following persons are exempt from compliance with this article:
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Members of religious groups who appear at the premises for those purposes.
B. 
Political or political action group persons who appear at the premises for those purposes.
C. 
Annual fundraising events by bona fide 501C3 organizations.
D. 
Halloween trick or treaters.
Any person violating the terms of this article shall be subject to revocation of Borough-issued license as required by § 144-3 of the Borough Code and the following penalties:
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First offense: a fine of $250.
B. 
Second offense: a fine of $500.
C. 
Third or subsequent offense: a fine of not less than $1,000, nor more than $2,000 and, in the discretion of the court, jail of not more than 90 days.