PERMIT

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 13, art. II, div. 2

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-36 Permit required.

§ 13-36. - Permit required. No person or organization shall directly or indirectly solicit money, donations of money, property or financial assistance of any kind or sell or offer to sell any article, tag, service, emblem, publication, ticket, advertisement, subscription, or anything of value, on the plea or the representation that the sale or solicitation or the proceeds thereof are for a charitable, educational, religious, patriotic or philanthropic purpose, on the streets, in any office building or business building, by house-to-house canvass, or in any other public or private place, by telephone, personal solicitation, by mail, or in any other way, unless such person or organization has first obtained a permit from the Supervisor of Licenses. (Code 1970, § 9-53(a); Code 1980, § 13-36; Ord. No. 18623, § 4, 11-4-86)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-37 Application required; oath; contents.

§ 13-37. - Application required; oath; contents. A written application for a permit required by the provisions of this article shall be subscribed and sworn to by the president or other chief officer of the organization making the application and filed with the Supervisor of Licenses 15 days prior to the time when a permit is desired. The application shall contain the information required by 18 O.S. § 552.3, as amended, and may be a duplicate of the information provided to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. (Code 1970, § 9-54; Code 1980, § 13-37; Ord. No. 18623, § 5, 11-4-86; Ord. No. 19935, § 1, 5-4-93)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-38 Investigation and approval of application.

§ 13-38. - Investigation and approval of application. (a) Supervisor of Licenses to make investigations. Upon receipt of an application, the Supervisor of Licenses, or his designee, shall make, or cause to be made, any investigation the supervisor shall deem necessary in order to insure that the terms and provisions of this chapter are met. (b) Conditions of approval. The Supervisor of Licenses, or his designee, shall approve an application if the Supervisor is satisfied that the solicitation is not promoted or conducted primarily for the private profit of its promoters; that the applicant is in good standing as a charitable organization with the Oklahoma State Tax Commission; and that the solicitation will not be incompatible with the protection of health, life and property of the citizens. (Code 1970, § 9-55; Code 1980, § 13-38; Ord. No. 18623, § 6, 11-4-86; Ord. No. 19935, § 1, 5-4-93)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-39 Issuance; filing of permit.

§ 13-39. - Issuance; filing of permit. (a) Upon payment by the applicant of the required permit fee and after the Supervisor of Licenses has approved the application, the Supervisor shall issue a permit to the applicant for the period designated in the notification. (b) Upon receiving the permit, the applicant shall, within 48 hours of such receipt, provide a copy of the permit to the Better Business Bureau of Central Oklahoma. (Code 1970, § 9-56; Code 1980, § 13-39; Ord. No. 18623, § 6, 11-4-86; Ord. No. 19935, § 1, 5-4-93)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-40 Fee.

§ 13-40. - Fee. A nonrefundable fee in the amount established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees, shall be paid to the City for each charitable solicitations permit applied for. (Code 1980, § 13-40; Ord. No. 18623, § 6, 11-4-86)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-41 Duration and renewal.

§ 13-41. - Duration and renewal. (a) Duration of permit. The Supervisor of Licenses shall determine from the application submitted pursuant to the provisions of this article and from such facts as may be developed in connection with the application, the period for which the permit shall be approved, provided that the period shall not exceed three calendar months. (b) Renewal of permit. The Supervisor of Licenses, upon the receipt of such further information, application or reports as he may deem necessary to safeguard the interests of the public and carry out the purposes of this chapter, may renew and extend a permit for additional periods, none of which shall exceed three months. (Code 1970, § 9-58; Code 1980, § 13-41; Ord. No. 18623, § 6, 11-4-86; Ord. No. 19935, § 1, 5-4-93)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-42 Permit nontransferable.

§ 13-42. - Permit nontransferable. Any permit issued under this article shall be nontransferable. This section shall not prevent any permittee from using any number of solicitors and representatives as may be reported to the Supervisor of Licenses. (Code 1970, § 9-59; Code 1980, § 13-42; Ord. No. 18623, § 6, 11-4-86; Ord. No. 19935, § 1, 5-4-93)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-43 Revocation.

§ 13-43. - Revocation. (a) Conditions for revocation of charitable solicitation permit. The City Manager or his designee may revoke any permit if upon receipt of written information, or upon his own investigation, he finds that any agent or representative of the permittee is misrepresenting or making untrue statements with regard to the solicitation, or has made untrue statements in the application, or is representing that any permit granted hereunder is an endorsement of such solicitation. (b) Notice and hearing prior to revocation. Before any permit is revoked, the City Manager, or his designee, shall give the permittee not less than 24 hours notice in writing that a hearing is to be had, the charges giving rise to the hearing, and that at the hearing the City Manager or his designee shall ascertain the facts and, if any reasons for revoking the permit are found to exist, that the permit shall be revoked. (Code 1970, § 9-60; Code 1980, § 13-43; Ord. No. 18623, § 6, 11-4-86)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-44 Appeals.

§ 13-44. - Appeals. An appeal may be taken from any act of the City Manager or his designee, in granting, refusing or revoking any permit under this division, to the City Council within ten days after the act of the City Manager which is the subject of the appeal. Said appeal must be in writing and delivered to the City Clerk within said ten days. (Code 1970, § 9-61; Code 1980, § 13-44; Ord. No. 18623, § 6, 11-4-86)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 13-45 Exemption.

§ 13-45. - Exemption. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any established society, labor union, association or corporation: (1) organized and operated exclusively for religious, educational, philanthropic, benevolent, fraternal, charitable or reformatory purposes and not operated for pecuniary profit; (2) where no part of the net earnings inures to the benefit of any person; (3) where the solicitation of the organization shall be conducted among the members by other members or officers, voluntarily and without remuneration for the solicitation; (4) when the solicitation may be in the form of collections or contributions at the regular exercises or services of any church, religious society, lodge, benevolent order or fraternity or similar organization, or any branch thereof. (Code 1970, § 9-53(b); Code 1980, § 13-45)

Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH13BU_ARTIICHSO_DIV2PEFetched: 10/28/2026