Santa Clarita, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Section 11.37.020(A) of the Municipal Code requires that "no person may peddle, sidewalk vend, or solicit unless such person has a valid peddler's or solicitor's license, as applicable, issued by the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector on behalf of the City under Title 5 of this code and Title 7 of the Los Angeles County Code prior to operation." Under Section 11.37.020(D), every solicitor must keep an original copy of the license on their person while soliciting and show it on request to any enforcement officer or to a person being solicited.

The license expires one year after issuance and cannot be transferred, and Section 11.37.020(J) bars renewal for one year after revocation. Beyond licensing, Section 11.37.050 imposes conduct rules on every solicitor: soliciting is limited to the hours of 8:00 a.m. to sunset; a solicitor under 18 must be accompanied by an adult who holds a valid license; solicitors may not enter or remain at any home or business posted with a "no solicitors or peddlers" sign absent the occupant's consent; they may not persistently continue after being told no; they may not refuse to leave when an occupant asks them to; and they may not intentionally obstruct a person's free movement on a public right-of-way.

Chapter 11.37 exempts soliciting done only by mail, phone, fax, internet, newspaper, radio or television, charitable soliciting among a group's own members, soliciting on premises the solicitor owns or controls, soliciting subject to state or federal political disclosure laws, wholesale commercial sales agents, and farmers selling their own produce, per Section 11.37.030. Anyone claiming an exemption must cite the specific statute to the City Manager and prove qualification under Section 11.37.040.