Schaumburg, IL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License issuer
- Village collector, after police investigation
- Background check
- Fingerprint investigation via approved outside agency
- Decision window
- Chief of police certifies within 30 days
- Operating hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Denied applicant
- License fee is forfeited, not refunded
Summary
Schaumburg requires anyone peddling, soliciting or vending door to door to obtain a license from the village collector, pass a police background check and fingerprinting, and operate only between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., under Village Code §§ 119.16-119.19.
No person shall engage in the business of a peddler, solicitor or vendor within the village without first having obtained a license therefor as provided in this subchapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
15. 16 makes it unlawful to engage in the business of a peddler, solicitor or vendor within the village without first obtaining a license. 17 goes to the village collector and must disclose the number of vehicles used, the merchandise offered, the applicant's permanent address and employer, prior cities of solicitation, any past license revocations, and results of a fingerprint background investigation run through a police-approved outside agency. 18 puts the chief of police in charge of investigating the applicant's character and reputation, and the chief must certify to the village collector whether to issue or deny the license within thirty days of the application.
17(C). 01, with an added per-vehicle charge if the peddler, solicitor or vendor uses a vehicle other than a private automobile. , with a separate carve-out letting food trucks vend on the public way between sunup and sunset.
Violations & Fines
Operating as a peddler, solicitor or vendor in Schaumburg without the § 119.16 license is unlawful, and cross-referenced § 10.99 sets the general penalty. Section 119.24 makes it unlawful to cheat, deceive or fraudulently misrepresent while working as a peddler, solicitor or vendor, or to sell goods outside those listed on the license application. Section 119.25 bars any organization from using as a peddler, solicitor or vendor a person convicted within the last five years of a village ordinance violation, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or a felony.
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