Lakeville, Minnesota: 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 — solicitors register with the Lakeville Police Department and receive a registration certificate, per the Police Department's ordinances page. A solicitor there is anyone going door to door for orders delivered later. Reps who sell goods delivered on the spot are peddlers and need a City-issued ID/license instead. The registration form is completed and signed by the individual registrant.
• Where it comes from: The Lakeville Police Department: email the Solicitor Registration Form and a copy of a valid driver's license to PoliceRecords@lakevillemn.gov, or mail them to 9237 183rd Street West, per the city FAQ.
• Fee: The registration form shows no fee, and the city's 2026 Fee Schedule has no solicitor line. The fee schedule lists Peddlers and transient merchants at $50.00 annual. The city code chapter could not be read, so whether it sets a registration fee is unconfirmed.
• Hours you may knock: Solicitors and peddlers are not allowed to go door-to-door between the hours of 8 p.m. and 9 a.m., per the Police Department's ordinances page. The code section was not read.
• What the rep carries: The ID card or registration certificate, displayed or shown when asked, per the Police Department's ordinances page.
• What takes the time: The form asks for physical description, driver's license number, business name and address, two references, vehicles, and any conviction history including juvenile, sworn by the rep. No processing time is published.
• Code: Lakeville City Code, Title 3, Chapter 13 (named on the registration form and linked from the police page). The chapter sits on American Legal Publishing, which blocked the reader, so no section numbers or currency date are given here.
• Worth knowing: No entering property marked with a sign at least 3.75" square in 48-point print reading "No Peddlers or Solicitors," "Peddlers and Solicitors Prohibited" or similar, unless invited, per the Police Department's ordinances page.
• Read it yourself: Lakeville Police Department — Ordinances (Solicitors and Peddlers) · City of Lakeville — FAQ: How do I register as a solicitor? · City of Lakeville — Solicitor Registration Form (PDF) · City of Lakeville — 2026 Fee Schedule (PDF) · Lakeville City Code, Chapter 13 (American Legal — blocked) · checked 22 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether solicitor registration has any fee or background-check charge
• How many days registration takes after the form is emailed to Police Records
• The Chapter 13 section numbers for registration, hours and the sign rule, and whether registration expires

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