Garland, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- From Chief of Police (§26.51(A))
- Review time
- 10 business days for application
- Fee
- Nonrefundable, per §10.85 schedule
- Permit term
- Valid up to 1 year
- Opt-out
- "No Soliciting" card blocks all (§26.53(A))
- Revocation
- Bars reapplication for 18 months
Summary
Garland requires a written permit from the Chief of Police before anyone can go door-to-door selling goods or services under §26.51, with applications covering the seller's ID, sales method, and any past fraud or theft convictions. Permits cost a nonrefundable fee, last up to a year, and residents can block solicitors with a posted card under §26.53.
(A) No person shall engage in a commercial home solicitation without having a valid, current written permit issued under the provisions of this article by the Chief of Police. A permit is not required for a noncommercial home solicitation. ... (F) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a commercial home solicitation without carrying the permit required by this article on his or her person while so engaged or to display a permit issued in the name of another person.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4862189; v40 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
50 as an in-person or door-to-door sales pitch for goods, services or realty, without a valid written permit from the Chief of Police; purely noncommercial or charitable solicitation needs no permit. 0145. Applicants must disclose felony convictions or fraud-related misdemeanors from the past ten years, civil liability for fraud or deceptive practices, and any injunction tied to business activity. 85) and a passport-style photo must accompany the application. 52(B)); a denial or revocation can be appealed in writing to the City Manager within ten days, with a decision due within five days of the hearing, and a revocation bars reapplication for 18 months.
51(F)-(G)). 53 layers on citywide rules: residents may post a weatherproof "No Soliciting" card at least 3" by 4" to bar all solicitors; solicitation before 30 minutes before sunrise or after sunset is presumptively unreasonable; children 15 or younger may not solicit unless within 1,000 feet of home or supervised; and registered sex offenders and people convicted of burglary, theft, trespass or mischief within specified periods are ineligible for any permit.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting door-to-door without a valid Chief of Police permit, filing a false permit application, failing to carry or display the permit while soliciting, ignoring a posted "No Soliciting" card, or soliciting at an unreasonable hour is unlawful under §§26.51-26.53; a revoked permit holder is barred from reapplying for 18 months, and registered sex offenders or recent burglary/theft/trespass convicts are permanently ineligible.
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Sources & Official References
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