Edmond, OK Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License fee
- $75 total ($35 + $40)
- Investigation window
- 10 working days
- License term
- Expires 1 year from issue
- Display requirement
- Worn on outer garment, visible
Summary
Door-to-door solicitors, canvassers, and peddlers in Edmond must get a City Clerk license after a police background check, pay a $75 fee, and wear it visibly while working.
At the time the application is filed, a fee of Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) shall be paid to the City Clerk to cover the nonrefundable Thirty Five Dollars ($35.00) cost of investigation of the facts stated within the application and the Forty Dollars ($40.00) license fee. If the application is denied, the Forty Dollars ($40.00) license fee shall be refunded to the applicant.
(Ord. 3688, § 1, August 13, 2018).
Editor's note— Ord. 3688, § 1, adopted August 13, 2018 amended § 4.16.030 in its entirety. Former § 4.16.030 pertained to canvassers and solicitors applications and derived from Ord. 1692, adopted September 1986 and Ord. 2083, adopted January 1994.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 39).
Full Breakdown
Edmond requires anyone going door to door to sell goods, take orders, or solicit services to hold a license under Municipal Code Chapter 4.16 before starting. Applicants pay a $75 fee, $35 covers a Police Department background investigation into character and business responsibility, $40 is the license itself, refundable if denied. The Chief of Police or designee must finish the investigation within ten working days. Licenses expire one year after issue and must be worn conspicuously on the outer garment while working. Minors fundraising for local youth and religious groups, routine deliveries, and registered 501(c)(3) charity sales are exempt.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting without a license, working under a revoked or expired license, or violating chapter rules is a Class B offense under § 2.56.210, with each day a separate violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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