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(1) Residents of Provo City have inalienable interests in their personal safety, well-being, and privacy in their residences, as well as the right to provide or receive information regarding matters of personal belief, political or charitable activities, and goods and services lawfully in commerce. The City has a substantial interest in protecting the well-being, tranquility, personal safety, and privacy of its residents, which includes the ability to protect citizens from unwanted intrusions upon residential property. The City also has a substantial interest in protecting residents from fraud or otherwise unfair consumer sales practices and criminal activity. The City recognizes that the substantial interests listed above must be balanced against the rights of those who are regulated by this Chapter. Based on the collective experiences of City officials derived from regulating business activity, protecting persons and property from criminal conduct, responding to citizen inquiries regarding door-to-door solicitation, the experience of law enforcement officers and those affected by door-to-door canvassing and solicitation, as well as judicial decisions describing the boundaries of Constitutional protections afforded and denied to persons seeking to engage in door-to-door solicitation, the City adopts this Chapter to promote the City’s substantial interests in:

(a) Respecting citizens’ decisions regarding privacy in their residences;

(b) Protecting persons from criminal conduct;

(c) Providing equal opportunity to advocate for or against religious belief, political position, or charitable activities; and

(d) Permitting truthful and non-misleading door-to-door solicitation regarding goods or services lawfully in the stream of commerce.

(2) The City finds that the procedures, rules, and regulations set forth in this Chapter are narrowly tailored to preserve and protect the aforementioned City interests while balancing the rights of those regulated.

(Rep&ReEn 2009-50)