Rohnert Park, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Section 9.64.050 sets the baseline: no one may engage in the peddler or solicitor business within Rohnert Park's corporate limits without first applying for and obtaining a permit under Sections 9.64.060 through 9.64.130. The application, filed in duplicate with the chief of police under Section 9.64.060, must be a sworn statement giving the applicant's name and address, a description of the goods sold or orders solicited, the employer's name and address if applicable, at least two character references (or equivalent evidence), and a disclosure of any prior criminal or municipal-ordinance convictions.

Section 9.64.070 gives the chief of police up to ten days to investigate the applicant's business and moral character, and the applicant must submit to fingerprinting as part of that review. If the chief finds the applicant's character or business responsibility unsatisfactory, the application is denied in writing with reasons stated. If it passes, Section 9.64.080 has the chief endorse approval, after which the applicant pays the business license fee to the tax and license collector and receives a signed, triplicate permit. Section 9.64.040 separately requires every vehicle used for peddling to display a sticker from the tax and license collector showing the permit is current.

Once issued, a permit can be suspended by the chief of police under Section 9.64.090 for fraud or misrepresentation in the application, violating the permit chapter, a felony or moral-turpitude conviction, or conducting business in a way that breaches the peace or endangers public health or safety. Section 9.64.100 makes a suspension automatically convert to revocation five days after notice unless the holder requests a hearing before the city manager, which Section 9.64.110 requires to be held within fifteen days of the request.