Joliet, Illinois: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a canvasser/solicitor registration permit from the Chief of Police, before calling at any residence to take orders, sales, subscriptions or business of any kind (§ 22-38).
• Where it comes from: The registration statement is filed with, and the permit issued by, the Chief of Police (§§ 22-38, 22-39).
• Fee: 30.00 (dollars) per for-profit canvasser or solicitor permit, listed under § 22-39.1 in the city's fee schedule.
• Hours you may knock: No solicitation between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.; no soliciting or canvassing at any time on Sunday (§ 22-32(b)).
• What the rep carries: The registration permit, carried at all times while soliciting or canvassing and exhibited on request to any officer or resident (§ 22-42).
• What takes the time: A criminal-record check by the Chief of Police; the permit cannot issue until three days after the application is filed, and is refused outright if the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony (§§ 22-40, 22-41).
• Code: Joliet Code of Ordinances §§ 22-30 through 22-47 (Ch. 22, Art. III, Canvassers and Solicitors) and § 18-20 (fee schedule).
• Worth knowing: A posted sign reading "Solicitors Prohibited," "No Soliciting," "No Canvassing" or similar, at least 4 inches by 2 inches, bars a canvasser or solicitor from calling at that residence at all (§ 22-38).
• Read it yourself: Joliet Code §§ 22-30–22-47, Ch. 22, Art. III, Canvassers and Solicitors · Joliet Code § 18-20, Fee schedule · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Does an Omni Fiber rep who does not carry or deliver a vehicle-based product register as a canvasser/solicitor ($30, Art. III) or as an itinerant merchant/peddler ($125, Art. IV, § 22-74)? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________