Pasco County, FL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit fee
- $10.00 at time of application
- Issuing office
- Director, public information office
- Review deadline
- 10 working days after filing
- Permit term
- Expires 12 months from issuance
- No-solicit hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. barred
Summary
Anyone acting as a professional solicitor for a charitable purpose in unincorporated Pasco County must first get a charitable solicitation permit from the county's public information director, pay a $10 fee, and file a detailed disclosure application before knocking on a single door.
Any professional solicitor soliciting funds for a charitable purpose in the county shall apply to the director of the public information office for a charitable solicitation permit on forms provided by the director. At the time of filing the application for a charitable solicitation permit, such applicant shall pay a permit fee of $10.00. ... After a review of the application to determine its compliance with this section and within ten working days of the receipt of the application, the director shall either issue a charitable solicitation permit, as provided in this section, or notify the person applying that the application does not comply with this section... Any permit issued pursuant to this section shall expire 12 months from its issuance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 94 Update 1 | Land Development Code: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
Code of Ordinances Sec. 00 permit fee at filing. The application must disclose the solicitor's identity and structure (individual, partnership, association, or corporation with officers and directors), any tax-exempt determinations, a description of the charity and how funds will be used, the names of everyone directly controlling the solicitation, the solicitation methods, the start and projected end dates, and prior solicitation activity in other Florida cities and counties within three years. Anyone with a felony or moral-turpitude misdemeanor conviction in the past five years who will be involved must be disclosed.
The director must issue or deny the permit within ten working days of receiving a complete application; a denial can be challenged only through a declaratory judgment action the county must initiate within ten working days. Any permit issued expires 12 months after issuance. Sec. , to fail to display the permit while soliciting, or to make misleading statements. Home solicitation sales for consumer goods over $25 are regulated separately under Sec. 022, not this county charitable permit. Sec. 74-4 exempts solicitations made on the charity's own premises, solicitations of members only, political-organization fundraising, and traveling sales representatives (drummers) shipping goods in interstate commerce.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting for a charitable purpose without the Sec. 74-7 permit, failing to display it while soliciting, ignoring a posted no-soliciting notice, or soliciting between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is unlawful under Secs. 74-6 and 74-9. Violations are enforced as Code violations under the county's general citation authority in Sec. 1-11, punishable by a civil fine of up to $500 per violation plus costs, or prosecution as a misdemeanor with up to 60 days in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a county permit to go door-to-door for a charity in Pasco County?
Can solicitors knock on my door late at night in unincorporated Pasco County?
What if I post a 'no soliciting' sign on my property?
Sources & Official References
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