Roswell, GA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Yes, for commercial door-to-door soliciting
- Soliciting hours
- 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (7 p.m. DST), Mon-Sat
- Sundays/holidays
- Soliciting banned entirely
- Permit term
- Up to 6 months, renewable
- Penalty
- $25-$200 fine per day of violation
- Exempt
- Charitable, political, nonprofit canvassing
Summary
Roswell, Georgia requires a police-issued permit before anyone conducts commercial door-to-door soliciting, and confines the activity to 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. daylight time), Monday through Saturday, under Code of Ordinances Section 10.9.1. Charitable, political and nonprofit canvassing is exempt, and violators face a $25 to $200 fine per day.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of soliciting, calling on residences door-to-door without first having obtained a permit in accordance with the provisions contained in this chapter... This chapter is meant to apply to door-to-door solicitations for commercial transactions for profit only. It is not meant to regulate solicitation for charitable, political, or other nonprofit purposes provided that all sales proceeds are the property of and used by the nonprofit organization... It is hereby declared to be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance for any person...to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell...prior to 10:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, or before 10:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time, Monday through Saturday, or at any time on Sunday, or on a state or national holiday... Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
6 disclosing residence history for three years, a physical description, employer information, proposed sales routes by street, prior felony or moral-turpitude convictions, and a vehicle description and license plate, and must submit to police fingerprinting. No permit may issue to anyone convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude within five years, or whose permit was previously revoked. 9). 12 bars uninvited soliciting: ringing a doorbell or otherwise attracting a resident's attention to solicit is unlawful, and a nuisance, once the resident has posted a sign or otherwise made clear that solicitors are not invited; any solicitor who gains entrance must leave immediately when asked.
m. m. Eastern Daylight Time), Monday through Saturday, and bans it entirely on Sundays and state or national holidays. 7 authorizes the city administrator to revoke any permit for a violation or false statement.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting outside permitted hours, going door-to-door without a permit, or ignoring a 'no solicitors' sign under Section 10.9.12 or 10.9.13 is a nuisance offense carrying a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 per offense under Section 10.9.14, with a separate offense for each day the violation continues. A licensed solicitor who commits fraud, cheating or misrepresentation under Section 10.9.8 faces the same penalty, and the city administrator may revoke the permit outright under Section 10.9.7.
Frequently Asked Questions
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