Lodi requires door-to-door commercial solicitors and peddlers to obtain a permit from the Lodi Police Department under LMC Title 5 (Permits and Regulations). Background checks and identification badges are required, and solicitation hours are restricted.
Under LMC Title 5, commercial solicitors, peddlers, and itinerant merchants going door-to-door in Lodi must obtain a solicitor permit issued by the Police Department after a background check and photo ID. Solicitors must carry the permit and produce it on demand. Solicitation is restricted to daytime hours (typically until sunset or no later than 9 p.m.) and is prohibited at any residence displaying a 'No Soliciting' sign. Charitable and religious door-to-door activity is treated under the constitutional canvassing framework with reduced regulation. The City's General Provisions classify violations as misdemeanors subject to fines and possible jail.
Soliciting without a permit, soliciting after hours, or ignoring a posted no-soliciting sign is a misdemeanor or infraction enforced by Lodi Police. Permits may be revoked for fraud or for criminal activity discovered during a background check.
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