Valencia County, NM Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License fee
- $1 per day, 30-day minimum
- Bond required
- $1,000 surety bond
- Bond duration
- 1 year from execution
- Who it covers
- Non-residents under 6 months, itinerant solicitors
- General violation penalty
- $300 fine or 90 days jail
- Governing section
- § 110.02(F)
Summary
Door-to-door solicitors working in unincorporated Valencia County must buy a county license under § 110.02(F) and post a $1,000 bond before knocking on a single door. Non-residents of the county for under six months pay $1 a day for a minimum of 30 days in advance, and the bond stays in force for one year to cover any damages a resident suffers.
(F) Solicitors, non-resident persons not having resided the County of Valencia for a period of 6 months and itinerary solicitors soliciting applications for sales of real estate, sale of clothing, merchandise, magazines, equipment, photography or other articles, and who do not maintain a regular place of business licensed under this subchapter, shall pay a license fee at the rate of $1 per day for a minimum of 30 days payable in advance; in addition thereto and prior to engaging in soliciting, they shall provide and furnish bond in the sum of $1,000 to the County of Valencia for the use and benefit of any person who may suffer damages growing out of any transactions had with the solicitor ... the bond to be in full force and effect for the period of 1 year after its execution and delivery. ... (B) General provisions. Any person or entity found guilty of violating any of the provisions of §§ 110.01 et seq. ... shall be subject to a penalty of $300 or imprisonment for a period of not more than 90 days, or both, and each day this subchapter is violated shall constitute a separate offense.
Full Breakdown
02(F) of the Valencia County Code regulates solicitors: non-resident persons who have not lived in the county for six months, and itinerant solicitors taking orders for real estate, clothing, merchandise, magazines, equipment or photography who have no licensed place of business in the county. Before soliciting, the applicant pays a license fee of $1 a day for a minimum of 30 days, paid in advance to the county, and must also furnish a $1,000 surety bond to Valencia County. The bond protects any person who suffers damage from a transaction with the solicitor; that person can sue on the bond in District Court and recover attorney's fees the court allows.
The bond stays in force for one full year after it is executed and delivered. 01: it must be secured before the solicitor starts work, renewed annually before March 15, and is subject to a 10% penalty if the fee is not paid on time. 04. 02(E), which covers itinerant vendors selling goods rather than soliciting orders or applications for sale.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting in the county without the § 110.02(F) license and $1,000 bond, or letting either lapse, exposes the solicitor to the chapter's general penalty under § 110.99(B): a $300 fine, up to 90 days in jail, or both, with each day of unlicensed soliciting counted as a separate offense. Filing a false statement on the license application adds a 25% penalty under § 110.99(A).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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