Alhambra, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- Director of Finance and Chief of Police
- Permitted hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. only (§ 5.24.020)
- ID on file
- Photograph and fingerprints with police (§ 5.24.062(A)(1)(f))
- Disapproval window
- Chief of Police decides within 14 days
- Principal solicitor fee
- $300/year, plus $10 per solicitor (§ 5.24.071)
- License term
- Expires December 31 annually (§ 5.24.072)
Summary
Alhambra bans door-to-door peddling or soliciting before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m., and no one may canvass, peddle or solicit anywhere in the city without an unrevoked license issued after a police background check.
§ 5.24.020 PERMITTED HOURS FOR PEDDLING OR SOLICITING. It shall be unlawful for any person to peddle or solicit before the hour of 9:00 a.m. of any day, or after the hour of 6:00 p.m. of any day. ... § 5.24.060 LICENSE REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person to peddle or solicit without having an unrevoked license from the city so to do, valid and in effect at the time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 4851, passed 10-27-25).
Full Breakdown
24 covers any CANVASSER, PEDDLER or SOLICITOR taking orders or selling goods house to house, by phone, or from a vehicle. 030 makes it unlawful to knock or ring a bell at any address posted with a 'no peddlers,' 'no solicitors' or 'no agents' sign. 062, an applicant must file a sworn, duplicate application with the Director of Finance disclosing their home and local address, the goods to be sold, their employer, and proof that their photograph and fingerprints are on file with the Police Department, plus any past criminal or municipal-law convictions.
080. 071 lets an employer obtain a principal solicitor's license for $300 a year covering multiple canvassers, at $10 per individual solicitor, but each solicitor still needs their own valid permit. 072.
Violations & Fines
Peddling or soliciting without an unrevoked city license is unlawful under § 5.24.060. Violating the 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window in § 5.24.020, ignoring a posted 'no solicitors' sign under § 5.24.030, or misrepresenting oneself as another peddler's employee or partner under § 5.24.040 are each separately unlawful. An unpaid license fee draws the penalty set in § 5.04.192 through § 5.24.074, and a denied applicant may appeal under § 5.28.080.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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