To obtain a Solicitors Certificate you must:
- Complete Solicitor Permit Application Packet
- Must appear in person with valid photo identification
- Request form must be notarized
- Back ground check is ran
- Requester will be contacted with permission status
- If approved, a fee of $25.00 (money order or cashier’s check only) per person will be collected
- If approved, solicitor will be provided a photo certification form valid for 3 months
Transient Merchant License (food trucks, ice cream trucks, ect.)
To obtain a transient merchant license, you must:
- Complete the transient form
- Certificate of registration under the Retailer’s Occupation Tax Act of Illinois
- A complete inventory of the goods applicant intend to offer for sale
- A list of all licenses to conduct business as a transient merchant or an itinerant vendor obtained by the applicant in this State in the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this application
- Surety bond or cash deposit equal to 50% of the wholesale value of the merchandise intended to be offered for sale; however the minimum amount of the bond is $1,000.00 and the maximum amount of bond is $10,000.00
- Must provide valid photo identification
- Form must be notarized
- A back ground check is performed
- A non-refundable application fee payable to the Village of Glen Carbon in the amount of $100.00 (money order or cashier’s check only)
For anyone with questions regarding who are valid solicitor or merchants, please contact the Glen Carbon Police Department (618) 288-7226