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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in San Bernardino, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Solicitor Permits

San Bernardino requires a solicitor to obtain a peddling or soliciting permit from the City Clerk before going door to door or through the streets taking orders for future delivery or asking for charitable donations. Municipal Code Chapter 5.19 sets the application, background-check and appeal process.

San Bernardino Door-to-Door Solicitor Permit

Some Restrictions

San Bernardino Municipal Code §§ 5.19.010, 5.19.020

SOLICITING. The act by any person of going from house to house, place to place or in or along the streets within the city, selling or taking orders for, or offering to sell or take orders for, goods, wares, merchandise or other things of value for future delivery, or for services to be performed in the future, or asking for charitable donations. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to engage...

No-Knock Registry

San Bernardino residents may post No Soliciting or No Trespassing signs, making continued canvassing trespass under California Penal Code 602. Solicitors who ignore signs can lose their city permit under Chapter 5.30.

No-Knock Rules in San Bernardino

Some Restrictions

California Penal Code §602(m), (n), (o) — Trespass / refusal to leave after request

602. Except as provided in subdivisions (u), (v), and (x), and Section 602.8, a person who willfully commits a trespass by any of the following acts is guilty of a misdemeanor: [...] (m) Entering and occupying real property or structures of any kind without the consent of the owner, the owner's agent, or the person in lawful possession. (n) Driving a vehicle, as defined in Section 670 of the Ve...

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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in San Bernardino County