Eagle Mountain, UT Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Yes, before any door-to-door sales or orders
- Issuing office
- City licensing officer
- Background check
- Internet-based, required with application
- Temporary certificate
- Expires 25 calendar days from issuance
- Annual certificate
- Valid one year from issuance
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, up to $1,000 and 6 months jail
Summary
Eagle Mountain requires anyone going door-to-door to sell goods, take orders, or collect non-charitable donations to register with the city licensing officer under EMMC 5.25.060 before knocking on a single door. Registration means a completed application, verified photo ID, an internet-based background check, and a fee. Soliciting without a certificate is a criminal offense.
5.25.060 Registration of solicitors. ... All persons desiring to engage in door-to-door solicitation within the city, if required to register by this chapter, shall submit a completed application to the licensing officer and obtain a certificate prior to doing so. ... A temporary certificate will automatically expire after 25 calendar days from issuance, or upon grant or denial of an annual certificate, whichever period is shorter. ... 5.25.210 Penalties. Any person who violates any term or provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $1,000 and/or a jail sentence of not to exceed six months.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
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Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 5.25 EMMC, including soliciting without a valid certificate, is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail (EMMC 5.25.210). A certificate holder who is denied renewal or has a certificate revoked for a disqualifying status may not simply reapply; the denial or revocation stands unless overturned on a planning commission appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
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