Redlands, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Redlands City Code Ch. 5.60
- Registration fee
- $5.00, nonrefundable
- Certificate validity
- 12 months
- Permitted hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Maximum fine
- $500 plus up to 6 months jail
Summary
Redlands requires every door-to-door solicitor, peddler and itinerant salesman to register with the police chief and carry a certificate of registration before working in the city. Chapter 5.60 sets a $5 nonrefundable fee, restricts activity to 8 a.m.-6 p.m., and makes violations a misdemeanor with fines up to $500.
It is unlawful for any solicitor, peddler, or itinerant salesman to commence or carry on any lawful solicitation or peddling in the city without first having procured a certificate of registration from the chief of police of the city of Redlands... ... It is unlawful for any solicitor, peddler or itinerant salesman to peddle or solicit before the hour of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. of any day, or after the hour of six o'clock (6:00) P.M. of any day; provided, that he may peddle or solicit at other hours if in answer to a specific appointment previously made.
Full Breakdown
100, giving their name, employer, a description of the goods or services offered, home and local addresses, and start date. 00 application fee, plus state fingerprint-processing costs. 130 if satisfied the applicant's "character and business responsibility are such that he will not endanger the public safety" and the activity involves no trickery, fraud or deceit. 170). , unless the visit is by a specific prior appointment. 090). 260).
Violations & Fines
Section 5.60.280 makes any violation a misdemeanor: upon conviction, in addition to automatic revocation of the certificate, the offender is punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, imprisonment in the city or San Bernardino County jail for not more than six months, or both. Section 5.60.270 treats each day of continued violation as a separate offense subject to its own penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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