Henrico County, VA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Foot peddler tax
- $200 per person
- Vehicle peddler tax
- $200 per vehicle
- Ice/wood/coal peddlers
- $30 per vehicle
- Seafood peddlers
- $15 flat
- Parking limit
- 30 minutes max while peddling
- License terms
- Non-transferable, no proration (Sec. 20-761)
Summary
Henrico has no separate "solicitor permit"; anyone who peddles goods door to door or from a vehicle falls under the county's peddler license tax. The fee runs from $15 to $200 depending on what's sold and how it's sold, under Sec. 20-759 through 20-762.
Sec. 20-759. Applicability of state law. The definition of a peddler as provided in Code of Virginia § 58.1-3717(A), and the exemptions provided in Code of Virginia § 58.1-3717(D) and other sections of the Code of Virginia with reference to peddlers generally are applicable in this division. Sec. 20-760. Amount of tax. (a) Generally. Except as otherwise provided, the license tax for peddling or bartering for each person so engaged or employed when he travels on foot, is $200.00. When such person peddles otherwise than on foot, the fee is $200.00 for each vehicle used in such peddling.
Full Breakdown
Henrico's code does not create a stand-alone door-to-door solicitor permit; it regulates the activity through Division 13, Peddlers (Sec. 20-759 through 20-762). Sec. 1-3717(A), along with that statute's exemptions, so state law controls who counts as a peddler in the first place. Sec. 00 per vehicle for anyone who peddles other than on foot. 00. A peddler who sells only to licensed dealers or retailers instead pays the wholesale merchant's rate under Division 11. Sec. 20-761 makes the license non-transferable and bars proration, so the full tax is due once assessed regardless of when in the year a peddler starts.
Sec. 20-762 adds a conduct rule distinct from the tax: a peddler may not park, stand, stop or leave a vehicle in one place to sell goods for more than 30 minutes in any day.
Violations & Fines
Peddling without paying the Sec. 20-760 license tax, or overstaying the 30-minute parking limit Sec. 20-762 sets, falls under Henrico's general penalty clause, Sec. 1-13: a Class 1 misdemeanor under Code of Virginia § 18.2-11 unless a different class is specified, with each day of continued violation treated as a separate offense and the license itself subject to suspension or revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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