Murrieta, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Every individual solicitor, no exceptions for crews
- Background check
- Fingerprints and photographs required
- Processing time
- 30 days to approve or deny
- License term
- 1 year or the solicitation period, shorter
- First-offense fine
- Up to $100 per Sec. 1.32.010
Summary
Murrieta requires every door-to-door solicitor and peddler to hold a valid city solicitor license before working the city, issued individually to each canvasser rather than to a company. Operating without one is a misdemeanor or infraction under the general penalty code.
It is unlawful for any person, whether or not a resident of the city, or whether or not the person maintains or is employed at an established place of business, to engage in business of solicitation within the city unless a valid solicitor license has been issued to that person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Each individual solicitor shall obtain a license.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-23: A Codification of the General Ordinances of the City of Murrieta, California through Ord. 634-26, passed 7-7-2026).
Full Breakdown
030 is explicit that "Each individual solicitor shall obtain a license": a company cannot cover its whole crew under one permit. 080, must submit fingerprints and photographs so the city can run a background check before issuing the license. 090 lets the business license division deny, suspend, or revoke the identification card if the applicant has been convicted of a crime indicating unfitness to act as a solicitor, has already violated the chapter, or made a false statement on the application; a plea of nolo contendere or a guilty verdict counts as a conviction even with probation granted.
100 requires the division to act within thirty days and issue an identification card showing the solicitor's physical description, name, temporary and permanent address, principal (if any), business nature, expiration date, and photograph, plus a disclaimer that the card is not a city endorsement. 040 the license runs for the actual solicitation period or one year, whichever is shorter, and can be renewed within thirty days of expiration. 060). 150(B).
Violations & Fines
Soliciting without a license, or after denial, suspension, or revocation, violates Chapter 5.20 and is punishable under Murrieta Municipal Code Section 1.32.010, which authorizes prosecution as an infraction (fines up to $100 first offense, $200 second, $500 for each additional violation within a year) or as a misdemeanor. Section 5.20.200 treats each act of solicitation as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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