Olathe, KS Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- none: repealed 1998
- Allowed hours
- 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Repeat-call limit
- once per 14 days
- Max penalty
- $500 fine or 90 days
Summary
Olathe does not license or permit door-to-door solicitors and peddlers, that certificate requirement was repealed in 1998, but strict conduct rules on hours, no-solicit signs and disclosure still apply citywide, Johnson County, Kansas.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any solicitor to: (1) Ring the bell or knock on the door or otherwise attempt to gain admittance for the purpose of soliciting at a residence...at which a sign bearing the words No Solicitors...is painted, affixed or otherwise exposed to public view...(2) Solicit at hours other than the following. ten o’clock (10:00) A.M. to eight o’clock (8:00) P.M. local time of any day.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-39, passed July 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 5.28 once required solicitors to hold a certificate of registration, but the City repealed that certificate system in 1998 (Ord. 98-88), so no permit or license is currently required to solicit, peddle or canvass door-to-door in Olathe. The chapter instead sets strict conduct rules: solicitors may only work between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., must honor 'No Solicitors' signs, must leave when asked, must disclose their name and purpose up front, and may not call at the same residence more than once in 14 days without an invitation. Anyone convicted of a violent, fraud, or soliciting-related offense in the past five years is barred from soliciting at all.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring a 'No Solicitors' sign, soliciting outside 10 a.m.–8 p.m., or refusing to leave when asked is a misdemeanor carrying up to a $500 fine or 90 days in jail.
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