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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Peoria, IL (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Solicitor Permits

Anyone going door-to-door in Peoria to sell goods or take orders needs a peddler's license from the city comptroller, per Code Sec. 18-376. The license costs $60 a year, applicants younger than 14 or with certain violent, sex, or firearm felony convictions from the last five years are turned down under Sec. 18-379, and peddling is barred outside the 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. window.

Peoria IL Door-to-Door Peddler License

Some Restrictions

Peoria City Code §§ 18-376, 18-378, 18-379

No person shall engage in the business of a peddler without first obtaining a license to do so... The applicant for a peddler's license under this division shall pay to the city treasurer prior to filing an application a fee of $60.00 per calendar year or part thereof. Should the application be denied, the license fee shall be refunded to the applicant... The comptroller shall issue the license...

No-Knock Registry

Peoria residents and homeowner associations can block door-to-door peddling outright. Posting a weatherproof 'No Peddlers Allowed' card at the entrance bars a peddler from that address under Code Sec. 18-357(e), and a subdivision can file a 'No Peddlers Allowed' request with the city comptroller and post a matching sign to bar peddlers from the whole subdivision under Sec. 18-357(i).

Peoria IL No Peddlers Allowed Signs & Opt-Out

Light Restrictions

Peoria City Code § 18-357(e), (f), (i)

(e)No person shall engage in the business of peddling at any residence or business at which there is displayed upon or near the main entrance door a weatherproof card, approximately three inches by four inches, which states on of the following: NO PEDDLERS ALLOWED or words to the same effect. Lettering on such signs shall be at least one-third inch in height.(f)No peddler shall remain at any re...

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