Eugene, OR Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- ID card
- Required, with photo, name, address, phone number
- Under 18
- Must hold Oregon Wage and Hour employment certificate
- Orders
- Must be in writing, copy given to buyer
- Employer liability
- Strictly liable for agent's violations (EC 3.847)
- Excluded
- Farm-product sellers, newspaper carriers, charitable solicitors
Summary
Eugene doesn't require door-to-door sellers to carry a separate city permit, but EC 3.845 forces every commercial solicitor to carry photo ID, write up every order, and hand the buyer a receipt on request. Solicitors under 18 also need a state employment certificate. Current through Ordinance 20739 (June 8, 2026).
A commercial solicitor shall:
(a) If under 18 years of age, hold a valid employment certificate issued by the Oregon Wage and Hour Commission in accordance with state law;
(b) Carry an identification card that contains the commercial solicitor's name, address, telephone number, and photograph, and if employed, the business name, address, and telephone number of the solicitor employer and shall display the identification card at the request of any person;
(c) Reduce each order for goods or services to writing, and shall provide one copy of each order to the purchaser. Each order shall state the name and address of the commercial solicitor, the name and address of the solicitor employer, if any, the terms of the order and the amount paid in advance;
(d) Upon the request of the purchaser, provide a receipt for payment for goods or services supplied. The receipt shall state the amount paid, the goods or services purchased or provided, the date of purchase, and the name, address and telephone number of the commercial solicitor;
(e) Comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 20739, passed June 8, 2026).
Full Breakdown
845 sets the ground rules for a 'commercial solicitor,' anyone who goes house to house or place to place selling or taking orders for goods or services for present or future delivery. 845(a), a solicitor under 18 must hold a valid employment certificate issued by the Oregon Wage and Hour Commission. 845(b). 845(c) requires the solicitor to reduce every order to writing and give the buyer a copy stating the solicitor's name and address, the employer's name and address, the order's terms, and any amount paid in advance.
845(d) requires one showing the amount paid, what was purchased, the date, and the solicitor's contact information. 005 excludes farm-product sellers, newspaper carriers, and charitable solicitors from these commercial solicitor rules entirely.
Violations & Fines
EC 3.845 and EC 3.847 carry no dedicated fine table, so a violation defaults to EC 3.995's general chapter penalty: a civil fine up to $500, or an administrative civil penalty under EC 3.045, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense. Because EC 3.847 makes the solicitor's employer strictly liable for an agent's violations, the business, not just the individual seller, can be cited.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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