Simi Valley, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit from
- Chief of Police
- Application
- Under penalty of perjury
- Applies to
- Peddlers, solicitors, merchants
- Code section
- SVMC 5-12.06
Summary
Simi Valley requires itinerant hawkers, peddlers, solicitors, and merchants to obtain a permit by written application to the Chief of Police, signed under penalty of perjury, before soliciting or selling in the city.
Any person desiring to obtain the permit required by this chapter shall make a written application to the Chief of Police therefor, signed under penalty of perjury, setting forth the following information:
(a) The name of the applicant;
(b) The residential address of the applicant;
(c) The business address of the applicant and the name of the business and names of the employers;
(d) The residential and business telephone numbers of the applicant;
(e) The type of business activity;
(f) The California or out-of-State driver's license number or the applicant's Department of Motor Vehicles Identification numbers;
(g) The applicant's social security number;
(h) A physical description of the applicant;
(i) A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor, exclusive of City or County Code violations and violations of the Vehicle Code of the State not constituting a felony, the nature of the offense, and the place, date, and disposition of the charge, including the penalty assessed;
(j) A statement as to whether or not the applicant has ever had a license of any kind suspended or revoked and the circumstances surrounding the suspension or revocation; and
(k) A statement as to the number of vehicles used in his trade, and from which the products of the applicant are sold or delivered, and the type, make, year of model, and license number of all such vehicles.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51).
Full Breakdown
Simi Valley Municipal Code section 5-12.06, in the chapter governing itinerant hawkers, peddlers, solicitors, and merchants, requires any person seeking the permit required by the chapter to submit a written application to the Chief of Police, signed under penalty of perjury, setting forth the required information. The permit regime lets the city screen door-to-door solicitors and traveling merchants before they operate.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting or peddling without the required permit violates SVMC Chapter 12 and is enforced by the Police Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
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