Hutto, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Application requires
- fingerprint plus DPS criminal history
- Permit duration
- 90 days for peddlers
- Denial grounds
- outstanding warrant or Index Crime conviction
- Issuance window
- within 10 working days
- Revocation bars re-permitting
- one year
Summary
Anyone peddling goods or soliciting orders door-to-door in the City of Hutto, apart from limited exemptions, must first get a permit from the city, which requires fingerprints and a state criminal-history check. An issued peddler's permit is valid for ninety days from issuance.
Except as provided under permit exemptions, it shall be unlawful for any peddler or solicitor to engage in business as defined in this article within the incorporated city limits without first obtaining a permit from the city. ... Applicant’s name, telephone number, home address, birth date, physical description, finger or thumbprint, criminal history check from the Texas Department of Public Safety, and either: Driver’s license number and state, or government issued picture identification card; ... Each itinerant vendor’s or peddler’s permit issued under the authority of this article shall be valid for the period of anticipated use of the applicant, but not to exceed ten (10) days for itinerant vendors, one hundred eighty (180) days for itinerant vendors operating out of a motor vehicle or trailer, as defined by the Texas Transportation Code, within the designated vendor zone within the historic overlay district, and ninety (90) days for peddlers from the date it is issued, or until revoked under the provisions of this article.
Full Breakdown
Hutto Code of Ordinances § 8.04.061 makes it unlawful for any peddler or solicitor to engage in business, as those terms are defined in Article 8.04, within the incorporated city limits without first obtaining a permit from the city, except for the exemptions listed in § 8.04.062 (nonprofit handbills, local-charity fundraising, religious canvassing, state or federally regulated activity, and invited visits). Under § 8.04.063, an applicant must file a written application with the city manager or designee giving name, phone number, home address, birth date, physical description, a finger or thumbprint, a driver's license or government photo ID, and a Texas Department of Public Safety criminal history issued within the prior ninety days for every individual in the campaign, plus a list of goods or services and a copy of the applicant's state sales tax permit.
The application goes to city police services for a background investigation under § 8.04.066, and can be denied for incomplete information, an outstanding warrant, or a prior conviction for an FBI 'Index Crimes' Part I offense. Once issued, § 8.04.072 caps a peddler's permit at ninety days from the date of issue, and it is not transferable. A denial can be appealed in writing to the City Council under § 8.04.066(b).
Violations & Fines
Peddling or soliciting without the required permit, or in violation of any section of this article, is a Class C misdemeanor under § 8.04.032(a), fined per the city's general penalty in § 1.01.009. The city manager may also suspend or confiscate a permit for a documented complaint or violation under § 8.04.070, and can revoke it under § 8.04.071 for fraud, a violation of law, or endangering public welfare, barring the holder from any future permit for one year.
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