Medina, OH Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License fee
- $25 per year, § 707.04(a)
- Employee license fee
- $25 per year, § 707.04(c)
- Issuing agency
- Police Department, § 707.03
- Revocation authority
- Mayor, after notice and hearing
- Appeal path
- Safety Committee of Council, 14 days
- Registration
- Fingerprints, photo, 2 references, valid 1 year
- First-offense penalty
- $25-$200 fine, § 707.99
Summary
Medina requires anyone who peddles or solicits door to door to obtain a Police Department license before doing business, under Codified Ordinances §§ 707.02 through 707.04. Applicants pay a $25 annual fee, and the Mayor can revoke a license for fraud, chapter violations or a felony conviction.
No person shall peddle or solicit without first obtaining a license, except if such person is exempt from licensing, pursuant to Section 707.11. ... (a) Licenses shall be issued by the Police Department of the City, upon the applicant's complying with the following provisions: (1) Giving his name, present address and his permanent address. (2) Giving a brief description of the nature of the business and the kinds of goods or property to be peddled or solicited. (3) Paying the license fee required by this chapter for such license. ... Every person desiring a solicitor or peddler’s license shall pay to the City a license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year, payable in advance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025-01: Local legislation current through June 24, 2025 | State legislation current through December 31, 2024).
Full Breakdown
11. 03 assigns issuance to the City's Police Department, conditioned on the applicant giving a present and permanent address, describing the goods or services offered, paying the required fee, and, for an employee's license, naming the licensed employer and showing credentials. 11 who still want one. 05). 07 requires registering in a Police Department book with name, address, references as to moral character, and fingerprints, thumbprints and a photograph, valid for one year. 06). An aggrieved licensee can appeal to Council's Safety Committee by filing a written statement with the Clerk within fourteen days of the Mayor's decision.
Violations & Fines
Section 707.99(a) makes a first violation of Chapter 707 punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200, and a subsequent offense by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or imprisonment of not more than thirty days, or both. Subsection (b) confirms a conviction does not excuse payment of any license fee still owed.
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