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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Lubbock, TX (2026)

2 verified soliciting & door-to-door rules for Lubbock, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Solicitor Permits

Door-to-door solicitors and peddlers in Lubbock must obtain a city solicitor permit and carry identification. Permits require background checks. Exemptions apply to political, religious, and charitable canvassing under the First Amendment.

Soliciting: Solicitor Permits

Some Restrictions

Tex. Penal Code Sec. 30.05

Sec. 30.05. CRIMINAL TRESPASS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person enters or remains on or in property of another, including residential land, agricultural land, a recreational vehicle park, a building, a general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center, or an aircraft or other vehicle, without effective consent and the person:(1) had notice that the entry...

No-Knock Registry

Once a Lubbock resident or occupant tells a licensed peddler, itinerant merchant or transient vendor not to enter, or to leave, further entry or refusal to leave is a misdemeanor under City Code section 8.12.035(b). Conviction carries a fine up to $200 and automatically revokes the offender's peddler's and solicitor's license.

Lubbock No-Knock Rule for Solicitors

Some Restrictions

Lubbock Code of Ordinances § 8.12.035(b)-(d)

(b) It shall be unlawful for the holder of any license issued under this division to enter upon the land or premises of another after receiving, immediately before such entry, notice from the owner, resident, occupant or adult person acting for such person exercising possession that such entry is forbidden; further, it shall be unlawful for any such license holder to remain on the premises of a...

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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Lubbock County