Denver requires door-to-door commercial solicitors to obtain a Peddler/Solicitor License from Denver Excise and Licenses under DRMC Chapter 42. Background checks and identification badges are required. Religious, political, and charitable canvassing are exempt as protected speech.
DRMC Chapter 42 (Peddlers and Solicitors) requires anyone selling goods or services door-to-door in Denver to hold a valid Peddler or Solicitor License issued by Denver Excise and Licenses. Application requirements include a completed form, $125 to $300 fee depending on license class, Colorado-issued ID, fingerprints and background check through Denver Police, commercial-sales bond where applicable, and a city-issued photo badge that must be visibly worn while canvassing. Licenses are valid up to 1 year. Soliciting hours are limited to 9 AM to 9 PM; no solicitation on Sundays in certain historic districts. First Amendment-protected activity — religious proselytizing, political canvassing, petition-gathering, and nonprofit charitable appeals — is exempt from the license requirement but still subject to reasonable time-place-manner restrictions and no-knock registry observance. Solicitors must leave a property when asked, cannot enter posted 'No Soliciting' property, and cannot use deceptive identification.
Soliciting without a license: $100 to $500 first offense, up to $999 for repeat. Entering posted no-soliciting property: $50 to $250. Failure to display badge: $50 to $200. Fraudulent identification: license revocation plus criminal charges.
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