Moreno Valley, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- Business license officer
- Background check
- Police chief investigation required
- Permitted hours
- 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. only
- Permit term
- One year
- Renewal deadline
- 30 days before expiration
- Nonprofits
- Permit required, fee waived
- Posted "No Solicitors" signs
- Entry prohibited
Summary
Moreno Valley requires anyone going door-to-door to sell goods or take orders to first get a peddler or solicitor permit from the business license officer under Municipal Code Chapter 5.10. Applicants submit fingerprints and photos for a police background check, pay an investigation fee, and are barred from working between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.
It is unlawful for any person, on her or his own behalf, or as an agent or employee of any other person, to act as, or carry on the business of, a peddler or solicitor at any place or places within the city, unless and until a permit so to do has been issued by the business license officer of the city and is in full force and effect, and is carried on the person of the permittee while engaged in such activity, and, when the holder thereof is engaged in the business of peddling or soliciting within the city, shall be displayed to a police officer of the city upon the request of such officer.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4887234; v10 updated 2026-04-07).
Full Breakdown
020 makes it unlawful to act as a peddler or solicitor, defined broadly to include anyone going house to house selling goods for immediate delivery or taking orders for future delivery, without a permit from the business license officer carried on the person and shown to any police officer on request. 030 requires the applicant to already hold or have applied for a city business license and to submit a description, home and business address, employer information, the source of the goods, two 2-inch by 2-inch photographs taken within 60 days, fingerprints, a 10-year criminal history statement, and proof of any bonding required by law.
050. 070. 100. 040(B); only one permit per nonprofit is required, and each canvasser must carry a copy. 120 bars entering any property posted with a "No Peddlers" or "No Solicitors" sign.
Violations & Fines
Peddling or soliciting without a permit, outside permitted hours, or at a posted "No Solicitors" address is punishable under Sections 1.01.200 through 1.01.230 of the code, and Section 5.10.150 makes each day of unpermitted activity a separate violation. Remedies under the chapter are cumulative, so the city can pursue criminal penalties alongside permit denial for any applicant with a moral-turpitude conviction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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