Brockton, MA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration authority
- Office of the Chief of Police
- Application fee
- $75, paid at Police Dept.
- Annual registration fee
- $360 per canvasser
- Evening notice requirement
- After 6 p.m., report location to police
- Failure-to-register fine
- Up to $300
Summary
Anyone canvassing door-to-door in Brockton for sales, donations or information must register with the Police Chief before starting, per Sec. 11-107, then pay a $75 application fee plus $360 annual fee and carry a photo registration certificate. Failing to register risks a $300 fine.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as a canvasser or solicitor calling on residents or businesses without the previous consent of the occupant or proprietor for the purpose of soliciting orders, sales, subscriptions, or business of any kind seeking for information or donation without first having registered in the office of the chief of police or with an officer designated by the chief of police. The registrant shall give his complete identification, his signature, the name of his employer, the nature of product or service in which he is interested, the name of the manufacturer of such products, or the organization he is representing and the purpose or method of operation in the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 28).
Full Breakdown
Article VI, Division 2 of Chapter 11 covers anyone who travels house to house or place to place seeking retail sales, service contracts, subscriptions, donations or information: Sec. 11-96 defines that activity as soliciting and canvassing, whether or not the person carries samples or collects payment on the spot. Sec. 11-107 makes it unlawful to canvass or solicit without first registering at the police chief's office and disclosing full identification, a signature, the employer's name, the product or service involved, the manufacturer or organization represented, and the method of operating in the city.
Applications go through the city clerk's office; after the chief of police approves, the applicant pays a seventy-five-dollar application fee at the Police Department, then a three-hundred-sixty-dollar annual fee at the city clerk's office, both calculated per individual canvasser under Sec. 11-108. must tell the police chief's office which streets or neighborhoods they intend to work that day. The certificate has to be carried at all times while soliciting and shown on demand to a police officer or to anyone being solicited. City council approval is required before a certificate issues, and the chief of police or city council can revoke a registration for violating the article, any other city ordinance, or state or federal law, or for losing the good-character qualification the registration depended on.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting or canvassing without first registering with the police chief's office is a Sec. 11-107 violation, punishable under Sec. 11-111 by a fine of up to $300. A registered canvasser who fails to carry the certificate, doesn't notify police of evening solicitation locations, or violates any city, state or federal law can have the certificate revoked by the city council or the chief of police.
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