Coral Springs, Florida: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes. Every individual rep is a "solicitor" or "canvasser" under the code and must hold a license from the city's business tax office before going house to house selling goods or services (15½-1, 15½-2).
• Where it comes from: Coral Springs Code of Ordinances, Chapter 15½, Solicitors, Canvassers, Peddlers and Itinerant Vendors. The license is issued by the city's business tax office (15½-3).
• Fee: "The license fee which shall be charged by the city for the license required by this chapter shall be thirty dollars ($30.00) per thirty (30) day period or any part thereof, or two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per year" (15½-5) — a per-individual-rep fee. On top of that, "every applicant for a license under this chapter shall file with the city a surety bond, running to the city in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)" (15½-6), and each applicant separately pays the police department's standard fingerprinting fee (15½-3(13)).
• Hours you may knock: "Licensed solicitation or canvassing in the city is limited to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to sunset" (15½-8(b)) — a sunset cutoff rather than a fixed clock time, and it runs earlier than most nearby cities.
• What the rep carries: "Such license shall, during the time such licensee is engaged in soliciting, be worn constantly by the licensee on the front of their outer garment in such a way as to be conspicuous from a distance of ten (10) feet," and it must read "Licensed Solicitor" with the license period and number in letters visible from ten feet away (15½-7(a)).
• What takes the time: The sworn application needs a 2×2 photo, two property-owner references (or equivalent character evidence), a sworn statement of any prior convictions, and fingerprinting by the Coral Springs Police Department at their designated public fingerprinting times (15½-3). The applicant can also be investigated for character and business responsibility before the license is approved (15½-4).
• Code: Coral Springs Code of Ordinances §§ 15½-1 to 15½-14. Read via Municode Library.
• Worth knowing: Solicitors and canvassers may not shout, use a horn, bell or sound-amplifying device to draw attention, and may not hold a stationary or exclusive spot on a public street or operate in a congested area (15½-13). Right-of-way canvassing to vehicles is separately banned within 200 feet of 15 named intersections (15½-14(2)) — but the code explicitly notes "there shall be no license requirement for a right-of-way canvasser or solicitor" (15½-14(3)); that's the roadway-median rule, distinct from the house-to-house license above.
• Read it yourself: Coral Springs Code of Ordinances, Chapter 15½ · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: What is the police department's current fingerprinting fee referenced in 15½-3(13)? Can a company post one $1,000 surety bond covering its whole crew, or does each rep need a separate bond? How long does the character investigation and fingerprinting process typically take before a license issues? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________