Boynton Beach, FL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Application fee
- $2.00 (Sec. 17-16)
- Peddler ID card fee
- $0.25 (Sec. 17-2)
- Max permit term
- 3 months (Sec. 17-18)
- Issuing office
- City Clerk, after police investigation
- Appeal deadline
- 14 days to City Council (Sec. 17-23)
- Max penalty
- $500 fine and/or 60 days jail (Sec. 17-45)
Summary
Anyone canvassing or soliciting orders door-to-door in Boynton Beach must get a City Clerk permit before starting, following a police background check. The sworn application costs $2, requires fingerprints and a photo, and the permit is good for no more than three months at a time.
Sec. 17-14. - Permit and license required. It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser as defined in section 17-13 to engage in such business within the City without first obtaining a permit therefor in compliance with the provisions of this article. Such solicitor or canvasser shall also obtain a license if one is required by Chapter 13 of this Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2 Update 4).
Full Breakdown
City Code Chapter 17, Article II governs solicitors and canvassers, defined broadly in Sec. 17-13 as anyone traveling house to house taking orders for goods or future services. Sec. 17-14 makes it unlawful to engage in that business without first obtaining a permit, and a Chapter 13 business license too if one applies. Under Sec. 17-15, the applicant files a sworn, duplicate application with the City Clerk listing name, home and local address, employer, the goods sold, a 2x2 photograph taken within 60 days, fingerprints, two Palm Beach County references, any prior convictions, and a physician's statement (dated within 10 days) certifying the applicant is free of contagious disease.
Sec. 00 investigation fee due at filing. Sec. 17-17 sends the application to the Chief of Police, who investigates character and business responsibility and endorses approval or disapproval; a denial is returned to the City Clerk with written reasons. Sec. 17-18 caps every permit at three months. Permit holders must exhibit the permit on request (Sec. 17-19), and any officer may demand it from a person seen soliciting (Sec. 17-20). Separately, Article I requires nonresident house-to-house salesmen and peddlers to register with the Chief of Police, be fingerprinted and photographed (Sec.
25 identification card that must be renewed if lost (Sec. 17-2). A permit issued under Sec. 17-22 can be revoked for fraud, misrepresentation, any article violation, a moral-turpitude conviction, or conduct breaching the peace, after written notice mailed at least five days before a hearing.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Article II is punishable under Sec. 17-45 by up to a $500 fine and/or 60 days in the county jail. The Chief of Police reports convictions to the City Clerk, who logs them against the permit record under Sec. 17-21. A revoked or denied applicant has 14 days from mailed notice to file a written appeal with the City Council under Sec. 17-23; the Council's decision on appeal is final.
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