Door-to-door commercial solicitors, peddlers, and itinerant merchants in Lodi must obtain a permit from the Lodi Police Department under LMC Title 5. The permit process includes a background check, photo ID badge that must be displayed, and limits on hours of operation. Religious, charitable, and political solicitation receive First Amendment protection and are not subject to the commercial-permit requirement.
Lodi Municipal Code Title 5 (Permits and Regulations) governs door-to-door commercial solicitors, peddlers, and itinerant merchants. The applicant must apply at the Lodi Police Department records counter, submit to a Live Scan background check, pay a permit fee, and (once approved) be issued a photo identification badge that must be visibly worn while soliciting. The permit covers commercial sales activities — magazine subscriptions, alarm systems, solar panels, energy retrofits, satellite TV, lawn services, vacuum cleaners — and does NOT apply to constitutionally protected activity (religious proselytizing, political canvassing, charitable nonprofit fundraising), per the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Watchtower Bible & Tract Society v. Village of Stratton (2002). Solicitation is restricted to daytime hours (typically until sunset, no later than 9 p.m.) and is prohibited at any residence displaying a 'No Soliciting' or 'No Trespassing' sign — the sign withdraws the implied invitation to approach the door, and continued solicitation is then enforceable as trespass under Cal. Penal Code §602. Lodi PD non-emergency: 209-333-6727. Residents who believe a solicitor is unpermitted should ask to see the City-issued ID badge; if none is produced, call Lodi PD.
Soliciting without the required permit: misdemeanor under LMC §1.08.010, fine up to $1,000 per offense and/or up to 6 months in county jail. Continuing to solicit after being shown a 'No Soliciting' sign is enforceable as trespass under Cal. Penal Code §602 — misdemeanor, fine up to $1,000 and/or 6 months jail. Permit may be summarily revoked by the Chief of Police for fraud or misrepresentation, with appeal to the City Council under LMC Title 1.
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