Springfield, OR Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Article XI of the Springfield Municipal Code (§§ 7.200 to 7.216) governs anyone who enters a residence uninvited to sell goods, take insurance or subscription orders, or collect for a charity. Beyond the basic § 7.202 license, § 7.208 requires a separate certificate of registration before a solicitor can knock on a single door: the police department runs a criminal background check, and the city checks the Oregon Attorney General's unlawful-trade-practices records and consumer complaint files. The city manager must deny or revoke the certificate for fraud in the application, fraud while soliciting, a code violation within the prior three years, a fraud or moral-turpitude conviction within three years, or an Oregon unlawful trade practice finding under ORS 646.608 within three years.

A certificate issued under § 7.210 is good for no more than 12 months and must state its start and end date plus a disclaimer that the city is not endorsing the solicitor. Every registered solicitor must also carry a city-issued badge reading 'City of Springfield Registered Solicitor' under § 7.212, worn visibly on the outer garment at all times while soliciting; the badge can be revoked for the same reasons as the certificate. Minors 18 or under who are not paid company agents, and government employees acting within their duties, are exempt from the licensing scheme under § 7.214, though they must still honor posted no-soliciting signs.

Operating without a license or certificate is enforceable as a civil infraction under § 7.004, with every day of continued violation counted as a separate offense.