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

270 defines a 'solicitor' as anyone who goes house to house, place to place, along Stockton's streets, or contacts residents by telephone to sell or take orders for goods, wares, merchandise or future services. 010. ' The Chief must approve the application unless the investigation turns up an unsatisfactory character or business record, a felony conviction, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or a narcotics violation, though the Chief has discretion to approve despite a prior conviction if it wouldn't make the applicant unsuitable or endanger public welfare.

Denials go back to Administrative Services with the stated reasons, and the applicant is notified no license will issue. While soliciting, every licensee must wear a visible identification card with their name and employer; the City will supply one for $2 if the solicitor or employer doesn't provide it. Solicitors working for a nonprofit, charitable or fraternal organization can claim an exemption from the fee, but only by filing a notarized affidavit with Administrative Services, and the department can demand further proof of nonprofit status.