Miami Beach, FL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permits required
- State permit + city BTR
- Solicitation hours
- 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Mon-Sat
- Sundays/holidays
- No solicitation allowed
- First offense fine
- $1,000 per day
- Repeat offense fine
- $5,000 per day
- Irreparable violation fine
- $15,000
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 2025-4784, 12-17-25
Summary
Anyone making home solicitation sales in Miami Beach, going door-to-door to sell goods or services, needs a state home solicitation permit from the circuit court clerk plus a City of Miami Beach Business Tax Receipt before knocking on a single door. Sales calls are limited to 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with no solicitation allowed on Sundays or legal holidays under City Code Sec. 74-2.
(b)Permit and business tax receipt required.(1)No person shall engage in home solicitation sales within the city without first obtaining:a.A valid home solicitation permit issued by the clerk of circuit court pursuant to F.S. § 501.022; andb.A City of Miami Beach Business Tax Receipt (BTR). ... (c)Hours of solicitation. Solicitation shall be permitted only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. No solicitation shall occur on Sundays or legal holidays.(d)Conduct standards. Solicitors shall:(1)Refrain from deceptive, aggressive, or coercive conduct.(2)Immediately leave the premises upon request.(3)Not enter any property marked with a "No Soliciting" sign or listed on the city's no solicitation list.(4)Carry and display their permit and BTR at all times during solicitation. ... (g)Enforcement and penalties.(1)Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to the following civil fines after receiving one warning for an initial violation of this section:a.One thousand dollars per day for a first offense;b.Five thousand dollars per day for a second or subsequent offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 98 | Resiliency Code (Current Land Development Regulations): Publication | Ordinance 89-2665 (Previous Land Development Regulations): Publication).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. S. Sec. 022, and a City of Miami Beach Business Tax Receipt (BTR). Applicants must submit proof of the state permit, identification, and payment of the applicable BTR fee. , Monday through Saturday; no solicitation of any kind is permitted on Sundays or legal holidays. Solicitors must refrain from deceptive, aggressive, or coercive conduct, leave a property immediately if asked, and may not approach any address carrying a posted "No Soliciting" sign or listed on the city's no-solicitation list. The city clerk's office maintains that no-solicitation list, updates it monthly, and solicitors must check it at the start of each month, or before starting mid-month, before working a route.
Both the BTR and the state permit must be visibly displayed on the solicitor's person at all times, and failing to display them is itself a violation. Separately, City Code Sec. 74-1 bans street-corner solicitation to induce a purchase within the Ocean Drive, Collins Avenue, Washington Avenue and Espanola Way tourist core, but the door-to-door permit obligation under Sec. 74-2 applies citywide to any home solicitation sale, not just in that zone. The ordinance was adopted by Ord. No. 2025-4784 on December 17, 2025.
Violations & Fines
Violators get one warning, then face escalating civil fines: $1,000 per day for a first offense, $5,000 per day for a second or subsequent offense, and $15,000 for any violation the special magistrate deems irreparable or irreversible. Repeat violations can trigger revocation of the solicitor's Business Tax Receipt, and the city may also prosecute under Code Sec. 1-14 or F.S. Sec. 810.09 trespass.
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