Clinton Township, MI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License required for
- Peddlers, transient merchants, solicitors
- Issuing office
- Township Clerk
- Minimum applicant age
- 18 years old
- Standard license term
- 90 days, renewable
- Christmas tree license fee
- $110 single location
- Permitted hours
- 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 90 days jail
Summary
Anyone acting as a transient merchant, peddler, outdoor shopkeeper or commercial solicitor in Clinton Township must hold a validly issued license from the Township Clerk before working, under Code of Ordinances Section 882.04. Applicants must be 18 or older, clear a background check, wear a visible ID badge, and pay a fee set by the Fee Schedule Ordinance.
(a) License Required. Transient merchants, peddlers, outdoor shopkeepers, distributors and commercial solicitors are required to have a validly issued license prior to engaging in any of the activities set forth in Section 882.01 for such occupations. (b) Wearing of Badges. Prior to engaging in any activity regulated pursuant to Section 882.01 for transient merchants, peddlers, outdoor shopkeepers, distributors or commercial solicitors, a person must be wearing a current and valid badge which conforms to this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Local legislation current through May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
04(b) requires wearing a current, valid badge at all times while working. 00 cash cleanup bond. 04(d)(1) bar applicants or employees convicted within the prior ten years of a felony or misdemeanor involving fraud, theft, breaking and entering or criminal sexual conduct, require the applicant be at least 18, and require a state-issued photo ID and unpaid-judgment disclosure. , and bars sound devices, flashing lights, activity in the right-of-way or within 15 feet of it, and touching a person without permission. 06(b) puts enforcement in the hands of the Police Department, Ordinance Enforcement Department and Building Department, each authorized to issue appearance tickets.
Violations & Fines
Section 882.99 makes a violation of the licensing requirement in Section 882.02 a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 plus prosecution costs, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, at the court's discretion. Section 882.07 separately deems any chapter violation a public nuisance per se, abatable by court action.
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