Richardson, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Section 12-141(a) makes it unlawful to solicit funds, engage in a home solicitation transaction, sell door to door, take orders for future delivery of goods or services, or distribute commercial handbills on private property without first getting a permit; subsection (b) exempts canvassers who are not selling anything or collecting money. The application under Section 12-142 goes to the chief of police and must include the applicant's identity and business structure, the names and contacts of anyone supervising solicitation, the solicitation period and methods, a list of other cities solicited in over the past six months, whether payment is collected in advance, and whether the applicant or any solicitor has a felony or moral-turpitude conviction.

A non-refundable fee applies per solicitor under the Master Fee Schedule, though charitable solicitation is fee-exempt, and ordinary commercial travelers selling to other dealers or operating under a state license are exempt from the fee. or more than 30 minutes after sunset Monday through Saturday, and none at all on Sundays, New Year's Day, July Fourth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day or Veterans Day. A resident can post a 'NO SOLICITORS' card at least three by four inches with letters at least two-thirds of an inch tall; Section 12-119 requires every solicitor to check for that card and leave immediately without disturbing the occupant if it is posted. Section 12-120 bars using a child solicitor under 17 without active adult supervision within 100 yards.