Ventura, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Governs
- Charitable/nonprofit solicitation only
- Underlying permit
- Business license division, § 6.400.020
- Paid telephone soliciting for charity
- Prohibited
- Must carry
- Copy of permit while soliciting
Summary
The City of Ventura bars charitable and nonprofit solicitors from contacting the public between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., under San Buenaventura Municipal Code Section 6.400.060(A). The hours cap sits inside the city's charitable-solicitation permit chapter and applies on top of the separate permit and public-record requirements for anyone raising money door-to-door or by phone for a charitable cause.
No person shall solicit contributions for any charitable purpose within the city of San Buenaventura, without a permit from the business license division authorizing such solicitation. ... A. ... Days and Hours of Contact With the Public. No solicitation shall be conducted between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-008, passed May 12, 2026).
Full Breakdown
060 then sets the ground rules for how that solicitation may be carried out. m. Subsection (B) separately bans paid telephone solicitation for a charity altogether, while carving out calls between people who already know each other and telephone solicitation of used-goods donations by charities that collect items for fund-raising. Subsection (C) requires any paid promoter soliciting in the city to hold a valid business license, and subsection (D) bars anyone from claiming a city endorsement of a solicitation or charity, making clear that issuing a permit is not an endorsement. 050). 200.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting for a charitable purpose in Ventura outside the 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. window violates Section 6.400.060(A) regardless of whether the solicitor otherwise holds a valid permit. Paid telephone solicitation for a charity is barred outright under subsection (B), a paid promoter soliciting without a business license violates subsection (C), and falsely claiming a city endorsement of a solicitation violates subsection (D); the business license division and police can act on any of these against the permit holder.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a charity canvasser knock on my door after dark in Ventura?
Can a charity call me by phone asking for donations?
Does a city charitable-solicitation permit mean the city endorses the charity?
Sources & Official References
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