Bolingbrook, Illinois: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a certificate of registration from the Police Chief before going onto any residence to solicit or canvass for orders for goods or services (12-254). Each applicant files their own sworn application with a photo, so it is one certificate per rep (12-255(a), (b)).
• Where it comes from: The Bolingbrook Police Chief, on the Chief's form (12-255(a)).
• Fee: The code sets the application fee in the village fee schedule (12-255(c)). The Village Fee Schedule effective April 14, 2026 lists "Solicitation for profit application - per person annually" at 50.00 in its "Amount--$" column. The same schedule also lists "Peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants except nonprofits" at 25.00; whether that line applies on top of the solicitation application is not stated.
• Hours you may knock: No knocking or ringing to solicit prior to 9:00 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m., or at any time on a Sunday or on listed holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day or Lincoln's Birthday (as designated by the Valley View School District), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and the day following Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (12-260). It applies whether registered or not.
• What the rep carries: The certificate of registration, with the rep's photo affixed or with a separate photo ID, shown on request to any police or ordinance enforcement officer or any person being solicited (12-257).
• What takes the time: Applications are to be processed within 48 hours of receipt by the Police Chief (12-255(e)). The application asks for three years of addresses and employers and the rep's Social Security number (12-255(a)). A felony conviction within five years, a prior revocation, or soliciting before the certificate was issued blocks it (12-255(f)).
• Code: Bolingbrook Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Article III, Division 4 — Solicitors, Subdivision II — Solicitation for Profit (12-254 to 12-261). Municode shows the code codified through Ordinance No. 25-047, enacted December 9, 2025 (Supp. No. 10).
• Worth knowing: Every solicitor must first read any notice on the premises; if it says "no trespassing or soliciting allowed," leave at once, registered or not (12-258). The general business-license section counts soliciting business or offering services for sale as doing business in the village (12-23(d)).
• Read it yourself: Bolingbrook Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Article III, Division 4 — Solicitors · Bolingbrook Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Article II — Licenses, Fees and Operation Restrictions · Bolingbrook Village Fee Schedule (Rev. 4/14/26) · Bolingbrook — Village Fee Schedule page · Bolingbrook Code of Ordinances — landing page · checked 22 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Does the company also need the 25.00 peddlers/solicitors license or a village business license on top of each rep's 50.00 solicitation application?
• Is the certificate good for a year from issue, or for the period stated on the application?

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