Harlingen, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- From city secretary, § 28-78
- Timing ban
- No soliciting during hours of darkness
- Applies even if
- Org is license-exempt under § 28-79
- Max fine
- Up to $500 per violation
- Enforcement
- Chief of police can revoke license
Summary
Harlingen requires anyone soliciting donations or sales to hold a city license and bars all solicitation on public ways after dark, regardless of license status.
It shall be deemed unlawful for a solicitor, charitable solicitor or commercial solicitor to request, solicit, collect or accept donations, funds, pledges or anything of value under the following conditions: (1) Without a valid license, unless otherwise exempted under section 28-79. (2) Along or upon a public way during the hours of darkness.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4546847; v3 updated 2025-07-16).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code § 28-52, solicitors, charitable solicitors, and commercial solicitors may not request or collect donations, funds, or anything of value without a valid license from the city secretary, or while on a public way during the hours of darkness. The hours-of-darkness ban applies even to organizations exempted from licensing under § 28-79, since only the license requirement, not the timing rule, carries an exemption. Aggressive solicitation, blocking a person's path, and following someone who walks away are also barred.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting after dark or without a license is a Class C-level Code violation; under the Code's general penalty (§ 1-7) it is punishable by a fine up to $500 per violation, and the chief of police may reject or revoke a solicitor's license for cause.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a licensed solicitor knock on doors after dark in Harlingen?
Are charities exempt from Harlingen's no-knock hours rule?
Sources & Official References
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