Phoenix, AZ Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit or license
- Not required
- Summer hours (Apr 1-Sep 30)
- Barred 9 p.m.-9 a.m.
- Winter hours (Oct 1-Mar 31)
- Barred 7 p.m.-9 a.m.
- ID requirement
- Must carry and display on request
- Penalty
- Class one misdemeanor
Summary
Phoenix does not license or permit door-to-door solicitors, but City Code sets strict solicitation hours, requires visible ID, and lets residents bar solicitors with a posted sign.
A. From April 1 through September 30, inclusive, no person shall solicit between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of the following day. B. From October 1 through the following March 31, inclusive, no person shall solicit between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of the following day. ... No person who is sixteen years of age or older shall solicit without possessing a government-issued identification document in the name of that person.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-7524, passed June 17, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Phoenix's Article XII on Door-to-Door Soliciting (City Code §§ 23-140 through 23-144) creates no permit or license requirement for solicitors. Instead it restricts when solicitation can occur: barred from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. from April 1 through September 30, and from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. from October 1 through March 31. Anyone soliciting must carry government-issued ID (or, for those 15 and younger, a school ID with photo) and display it to any resident who asks. Solicitors must immediately leave a property after a resident asks them to, or if a no-soliciting sign is posted. Violating any of these rules is a class one misdemeanor under § 23-144.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting outside permitted hours, refusing to show ID on request, or ignoring a posted no-soliciting sign or a resident's request to leave is a class one misdemeanor under City Code § 23-144.
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