SB415 Summary

• Applies only to Autauga County and requires all door-to-door sales persons to obtain both a state transient business license and a county business license issued by the commissioner of licenses.

• Door-to-door salespersons must provide personal information including full name, date of birth, government-issued ID number, and employment details to the commissioner, who submits information to the Autauga County Sheriff for criminal background check and sex offender registry verification; persons convicted of felonies or required to register as sex offenders are ineligible.

• Licensed salespersons must wear an approved identification badge displaying their name, business name, valid telephone number, and color photograph while conducting business; vehicles must display 24 by 30 inch signs on each side; door-to-door sales are restricted to 8:00 a.m. to sunset.

• Violations of this act result in civil penalties of $50 for the first violation and $100 for each subsequent violation; law enforcement may issue citations, and violators have 30 days to request a due process hearing before the county commission; unpaid fines are enforceable as county debt.

• County commission sets license fees between $10 to $100 annually, with a $7 citation fee for operating without proper licensing; student sales for schools and scout organizations are exempted from licensing requirements.