Would you buy ice cream from a criminal?

It's good to see the world is starting to wake up and examine the need to for background checks, especially for any business or profession that has any contact with children. This is a smart plan, but the implementation might be suspect. Typically the application process administered by the government is lengthy, which will results in many unlicensed ice cream trucks. The big quest is, how much are willing to risk on a hot summers day to get that rainbow pop?

Ice cream truck vendors will need city licenses and undergo criminal background checks to do business starting Feb. 1.


The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve the law proposed by Vice Mayor Steve Leal.

Leal said city staffers worked with vendors and a trade association to draft a law that would not unduly burden entrepreneurs in the city .

Under the law, ice cream truck vendors will be required to submit to fingerprinting and the background checks every year to get a license.

The city would deny a license if the applicant has been convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense in the previous five years or has ever been convicted of a felony sex offense. The concern is that vendors come into contact with many children.

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