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§ 17-26 MARTINSVILLE CODE Sec. 17-26. Photographs of applicant. An application for a solicitor's permit shall be accompanied by two (2) satisfactory photo- graphs of the applicant. One of the photographs shall be attached to the solicitor's permit~ if it is issued, and the other shall be retained by the chief of police. (Code 1971, § 14-4) Sec. 17-27. Fee. An application for a solicitor's permit shall be accompanied by a receipt from the city treasurer indicating that the applicant has paid a fee in the amount of ten dollars ($i0.00). Such fee shall be for the purpose of covering investigation costs and shall not be returned to the applicant if the permit is refused. (Code 1971, § 14-5) Sec. 17-28. Not to be issued for fifteen days; investigation. No solicitor's permit shall be issued until the application therefor has been on file with the chief of police for a period of fifteen (15) days. During such time, the chief of police shall make such investigation as may be determined necessary. (Code 1971, § 14-6) Sec. 17-29. Issuance or denial. (a) UpOn the ascertainment by the chief of police that the information contained in the application filed under this division is true and correct, that no grounds'exist for the denial of a permit and that the applicant has agreed to'abide by all of the terms and conditions of this article and the other ordinances and laws of the city, the chief of police shall issue the applicant a solicitor's permit. (b) The chief of police shall refuse to issue a solicitor's permit to any person who has used any false statements or fraudulent misrepresentations in any prior solicitation in this city or in any other locality; to any person who has made any false statements or misrepresentations in his application for a permit; to any person who is unable to substantiate or verify the facts about himself or the person he represents; and to any person who has failed to deliver any goods or merchandise ordered or to perform any services offered or to make proper refunds to customers at any time in the past. '(c) The chief of police shall refuse to issue a solicitor's permit to any person who has previously had his solicitor's permit revoked or has been guilty of conduct justifying revoca- tion of his permit, unless the chief of police finds that the applicant is unlikely to engage in such prohibited conduct in the future. (d) The chief of police shall refuse to issue a solicitor's permit to any person who has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, unless more than five (5) years have elapsed since such conviction, such conviction did not represent a crime against the person, fraud or a sexual offense, and the chief of police finds that the applicant is unlikely. 1016