Port St. Lucie, FL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Chapter 112, Article II governs commercial solicitors, vendors, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of merchandise or services, defined broadly in Sec. 01 to include anyone soliciting house-to-house sales for cash, credit, or an installment contract. Sec. 20 makes it unlawful to solicit within the City without first getting a permit and following the chapter's time, place and manner rules. To apply, Sec. 21 requires a sworn application giving the applicant's name, home and local address, employer information, the goods to be sold, where they are manufactured or stored, a current photograph, and fingerprints submitted directly to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Sec. 22 gives the Chief of Police up to 15 business days to investigate before recommending approval or denial. If approved, Sec. 24 requires the licensing official to issue a photo identification permit card stating the issue and expiration dates and the business represented, with printed warnings that the permit is not transferable, must be carried and shown on request, and does not allow the holder to go to back or rear doors. Sec. 25 lets the Police Department set a reasonable fee to cover administrative costs, with a right to petition the City Manager for a reduced fee if the standard fee burdens interstate commerce.

Sec. and bars solicitation within 25 feet of a bank or ATM, 500 feet of a school during school hours, 100 feet of a fire or police station driveway, and within 5 feet of a building entrance or crosswalk. Permits expire one year from issuance under Sec. 27 and must be renewed to continue soliciting, and the Chief of Police can revoke a permit after notice and hearing under Sec. 30 for fraud, a chapter violation, or a crime of moral turpitude, with appeal rights to the Special Magistrate under Sec. 31.