Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Rialto, CA (2026)

Solicitor Permits

Door-to-door commercial solicitation in Rialto is regulated through (1) RMC Title 5 Business Licenses framework — every person 'engaging in business' in the city must hold a business license under Chapter 5.04; (2) state-law floor including Watchtower Bible v. Stratton (2002) which prevents permit requirements for non-commercial canvassing (religious/political/charitable); and (3) California Penal Code §602(o) trespass after posted 'No Solicitors' signs. The Rialto Municipal Code's Municode TOC does not surface a standalone 'peddlers and solicitors' chapter, so enforcement defaults to the business-license framework plus state trespass and disorderly-conduct statutes administered by the Rialto Police Department.