Cedar Park, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit agency
- Development Services Department
- Processing time
- Within 72 hours of filing
- Permit term
- 90 calendar days
- Transferable
- No
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor, daily count
Summary
Anyone going door-to-door in Cedar Park to solicit donations must first get a City permit: applications go to Development Services and are decided within 72 hours of filing.
It shall be unlawful for any person to be a peddler or solicitor within the City without first applying for and obtaining a permit to do so from the City.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4973212; v14 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
Cedar Park's peddler ordinance defines a "solicitor" as anyone who travels door-to-door without invitation asking for donations of money, property, or a future pledge (§ 6.04.001). Before doing that, § 6.04.002 makes it unlawful to solicit within the City without first applying for and obtaining a permit. Applications go to the Development Services Department with the required fee, and the City must act, issue or deny, within 72 hours of filing (§ 6.04.004). Each permit is valid for 90 days, is non-transferable, and must be worn visibly by the solicitor while working (§ 6.04.008, § 6.04.009).
Violations & Fines
Soliciting door-to-door without a valid, visible permit is a Class C misdemeanor under § 6.04.016, fined per § 1.01.009, with each day of continued violation charged as a separate offense.
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