Port Orange, FL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Section 18-146 makes it unlawful to engage in soliciting, canvassing, peddling or itinerant merchandising within the city without first obtaining a permit under Division 2. The application filed with the city clerk under § 18-147 must include the applicant's name and addresses, a description of the goods or services, vehicle identification if one is used, the employer's name if applicable, the desired dates and times, the applicant's last five cities of prior work, two character references, and any criminal history, and the applicant must present a valid driver's license or state ID and submit to fingerprinting and photographing by the chief of police, with processing costs set by council resolution.

Section 18-148 requires a thorough background investigation and denies a permit for reasons including fraud on the application, an unsatisfactory Better Business Bureau rating, failure to register as an active Florida business, outstanding criminal charges, certain felony or misdemeanor convictions within the past three to ten years, and listing as a sexual predator, habitual felony offender, or on a terrorist watch list. Once approved, § 18-149 requires a nonrefundable application fee paid before issuance, a signed and dated permit, and caps every permit at 30 calendar days in a given calendar year with no renewals; a corporation or partnership cannot hold the permit itself, so each individual soliciting for it needs a personal permit, and every permit holder must display it on request or be in violation.