Miramar, FL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing provision
- City Code § 11-103
- Application req.
- Sworn form, photo, fingerprints, city clerk
- Fee
- $20.00 investigation fee (charities exempt)
- Background check
- FDLE criminal report, § 11-105
- Permitted hours
- 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. only
- No-solicitation signs
- Posted sign creates violation presumption, § 11-108
- Appeal path
- City manager, then city commission, § 11-110
Summary
Miramar requires anyone going door-to-door to sell goods or seek donations to first get a solicitor's permit from the city clerk. City Code Section 11-103 makes canvassing without a permit unlawful, and Section 11-104 requires a sworn application, photograph, fingerprints and a $20.00 investigation fee, waived for charities.
It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser, as defined in this chapter, to engage in that business within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a permit in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable ordinances.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104 | Land Development Code: Supplement 46).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 11, Article V, 'Solicitors and Canvassers,' covers any individual traveling house to house or place to place taking orders for goods, services or future delivery. 00 fee covers the cost of investigation, but charitable solicitors are exempt from that fee. Section 11-105 requires the city clerk to route the application to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a criminal background report before approving it. Section 11-106 requires the permit to be displayed at all times while soliciting. ' Section 11-108 lets any resident post a 'no solicitation' or 'no trespassing' sign, and doing so creates a presumption that any solicitation on that property violates the section. S. Chapter 496.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting or canvassing without a permit, outside the permitted 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window, or on property posted with a no-solicitation sign is unlawful under Article V and punishable through the Code's general penalty, Section 1-13: a fine up to $500.00, imprisonment up to sixty days, or both. A rejected applicant may appeal first to the city manager and then to the city commission under Section 11-110.
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