Greenville, North Carolina: door-to-door solicitor permit

Partly read: the permit answer is sourced, but the fee or the hours could not be read from the city’s own pages. The clerk questions below cover the gap.

• The answer: Yes — a permit from the Chief of Police. It is unlawful to go uninvited onto any private residence as a solicitor or peddler, or to send representatives, without one (11-4-1). This is read from the city's 2018 filing of its criminal ordinances with the North Carolina General Assembly; the current code on American Legal could not be read.
• Where it comes from: The Greenville Police Department — the Chief of Police investigates the applicant and issues the permit (11-4-3).
• Fee: Not read. The 2018 filing lists only the sections carrying criminal penalties and shows no fee; the current code and the city's permits pages could not be read.
• Hours you may knock: No clock times in the sections read. The Chief of Police issues the permit only if the applicant proposes to work during hours that will not unduly disturb the occupants of residences (11-4-3).
• What the rep carries: The permit, with the rep's photograph and fingerprints attached, carried at all times and shown to any police officer or any person solicited who asks (11-4-3).
• What takes the time: A police investigation: the Chief must find the applicant law abiding, with good credit standing and a verifiable employment history. Photograph and fingerprints are attached to the permit (11-4-3). The Chief sets the permit period, never more than 12 calendar months (11-4-5). No processing time is published.
• Code: Greenville Code of Ordinances, Title 11, Chapter 4 — Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers, Article A (11-4-1 to 11-4-8), as filed with the NC General Assembly in 2018. The current text on American Legal could not be read.
• Read it yourself: City of Greenville, NC — Criminal Ordinances filed with the NC General Assembly (S.L. 2018-69) · Greenville Code, Title 11, Chapter 4 — Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers (not read, host blocked) · checked 21 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• The permit fee, and whether it is per rep
• Whether the police set fixed knocking hours on the permit
• Whether Chapter 4 has been amended since 2018, and how long the investigation takes

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