Huntersville, 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 before going onto private property uninvited to take orders for goods or services, including signing up applications and contracts (95.01). One applicant holds the permit and lists every rep who will work under it; each rep's name goes on the permit (95.01, 95.05).
• Where it comes from: A written application to the Chief of Police (95.03). The permit is a letter on Huntersville Police Department letterhead signed by the Chief (95.05).
• Fee: Not read. Section 95.03 is titled "Application for Permit; Fees" but its text sets no fee, and the town's website, where a fee schedule would be, blocked automated reading. Separate from any fee, the applicant files a $5,000.00 surety bond before the permit issues — one bond per applicant covering all its reps (95.04).
• Hours you may knock: No soliciting between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (95.01).
• What the rep carries: A copy of the permit letter and a state photo ID at all times while working, shown on demand to any police officer (95.01, 95.05).
• What takes the time: The bond, and an application that lists the dates, days of the week and areas of town to be worked, the vehicle, every authorized rep, and any criminal convictions of the applicant or its managers; a photo ID is shown at filing (95.03). The Chief issues the permit within five working days if the application complies (95.05). A permit runs for the period requested, up to 12 calendar months, and is not transferable (95.07, 95.08).
• Code: Huntersville Municipal Code, Title IX — General Regulations, Chapter 95 — Solicitation (95.01 to 95.08), on the town's code host at huntersville.municipalcodeonline.com.
• Worth knowing: The bond guarantees delivery of what was sold and covers defects found within 30 days after delivery; it stays in effect for 180 days after the permit expires (95.04).
• Read it yourself: Huntersville Municipal Code, Title IX, Chapter 95 — Solicitation · checked 23 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether the police department charges a fee for the solicitation permit, and how much
• Whether a fiber or other service sale with nothing delivered still needs the $5,000.00 bond
• How reps are added to the permit letter after it is issued

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