Pearland, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Sec. 22-3(1)(f) lists "uninvited home solicitations" among the peddler activities that require a permit rather than a mere registration card. Under Sec. 22-4(1), the solicitor must apply for and obtain the permit from the city secretary before conducting business in the city, and Sec. 22-5 requires a detailed written application: full name, date of birth, Social Security number, Texas driver's license number, a recent photograph, the goods or services offered, the last five cities or towns where the applicant conducted business, and a disclosure of any prior misdemeanor, felony, or crime-of-moral-turpitude conviction.

Sec. 22-9 sets the fee at $75.00 per month for a term capped at three months, and each assistant the solicitor brings along costs another $5.00 per month. Sec. 22-10 requires a $1,000 surety bond that protects buyers against defective goods and remains in force for the permit term plus two years. Sec. 22-8 requires the Pearland Police Department to fingerprint and photograph every applicant, and the city secretary must issue the permit within ten business days of verifying compliance under Sec. 22-13. Sec. 22-15 requires the solicitor to display the permit on request, Sec.

22-16 caps the permit at three months, and Sec. 22-21 makes it nontransferable to any other person, though enlisted assistants can be added by name and given a nontransferable identification badge. Sec. 22-18 makes it a separate offense to give false or misleading information on the application.