Redondo Beach, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Registering agency
- Chief of Police
- Allowed hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Card validity
- Up to 6 months without a business license
- Appeal fee
- $25.00 to City Council, 10 days
- Exempt
- Newsboys, invited guests, political campaigners
Summary
Redondo Beach requires every canvasser, solicitor, itinerant merchant, salesman, or peddler, whether business, charitable, or religious, to register with and get an identification card from the Chief of Police before going door to door, and limits the activity to between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
It is unlawful for any canvasser, solicitor, itinerant merchant, salesman, or peddler, whether business, charitable, or religious, to go from house to house, place to place, or street to street for the purpose of canvassing, soliciting, or engaging in the business of selling, contracting, soliciting, soliciting to sell, taking orders, or offering to sell or take orders for goods, wares, merchandise, products, commodities, or articles of value, or for services to be performed or furnished... within the City without first registering with, receiving an identification card from, and paying the cost thereof to the Chief of Police in the manner provided in this chapter and obtaining a license, if applicable, from the License Clerk and Collector. No person required to register shall canvass, solicit, sell, contract, take orders, give services, perform demonstrations, or do any act for which registration may be required other than between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. except with the express permission of the Council.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4889554; v14 updated 2026-05-12).
Full Breakdown
02 makes it unlawful to canvass, solicit, sell, take orders, or solicit funds house to house, place to place, or street to street without first registering with the Chief of Police, receiving an identification card, paying the required cost, and obtaining a business license from the License Clerk and Collector if one applies. , unless the City Council expressly permits otherwise. 03 requires two recent photographs, full identification of the applicant and any employer, resident and business addresses, the nature of the business, prior locations for the past two years, any prior criminal convictions, and any past license refusals or revocations, plus a processing fee paid to the License Clerk.
05 issues a registration card valid for as long as the business registration is maintained, or up to six months if no business registration applies. 00 fee. 08 exempts newsboys, wholesale commercial agents, invited visitors, pre-ordered deliveries, and political campaign workers from registering.
Violations & Fines
Canvassing, soliciting, or peddling in Redondo Beach without registering with the Chief of Police and carrying the required identification card violates § 4-15.02 and is unlawful. A registration can be summarily revoked under § 4-15.06 for fraud in the application, a chapter violation, or a disqualifying criminal conviction, and a denied or revoked applicant must appeal to the City Council within 10 days and pay a $25.00 filing fee under § 4-15.07 or the decision becomes final.
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