Hendricks County, IN Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

02 defines DIRECT SELLER broadly to include peddlers, solicitors, and transient merchants who sell or take orders for goods away from a permanent place of business. 04 requires applicants to file a registration form with the Sheriff's Department at least three days before starting business, disclosing identity, physical description, the company represented, vehicle information, the last three cities where similar business was conducted, and any ordinance or crime convictions in the past five years, and to post a $250 bond or cash bond guaranteeing goods are as represented.

05 adds that applicants must present a driver's license, and, where applicable, a weights-and-measures certificate or a state health officer's certificate for food or clothing sales. 06 sets license fees on a sliding scale: $20 for one day, $50 for one week, and $100 for one month, collected by the County Sheriff and deposited to a fund for the Sheriff's Department's expenses. 09 gives a denied applicant the right to appeal to the County Board of Commissioners. 03, including newspaper and dairy route delivery, wholesale sales, county residents selling their own farm produce, and permanent merchants taking orders for goods they regularly sell.