Livermore, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

010 requires a solicitor's permit before selling or soliciting orders for goods, magazines, periodicals or services house-to-house or in public places within a residential neighborhood; the chapter exempts sales to established businesses and pure charitable solicitation that offers nothing in exchange. 020 requires the applicant's name, social security number, addresses for the past year, driver's license number, physical description, arrest history and the goods or services offered, plus fingerprints and a photograph taken by the police department. 030 requires a processing fee (waived for bona fide nonprofits qualifying under Revenue and Taxation Code §§ 206 and 214), a City business license, and a bond, with the City required to issue the permit as an identification card within seven calendar days of a complete, paid application.

050). 070, naming every City resident as an obligee and remaining in effect for 90 days after the permit expires; the bond requirement does not apply to interstate commerce. 060).