Miramar, Florida: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes. Every individual rep is a "canvasser or solicitor" (11-101) and needs a permit before going house to house selling goods or services in Miramar (11-103), plus a photo-and-fingerprint badge worn on the person while working (11-116).
• Where it comes from: Miramar Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article V, Solicitors and Canvassers. The application goes to the City Clerk (11-104).
• Fee: "At the time of filing the application, a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00), shall be paid to the city clerk to cover the cost of investigation of the facts stated therein" (11-104(b)) — a per-applicant investigation fee, charged to each individual rep who files.
• Hours you may knock: "It shall be unlawful to canvass or solicit for commercial or charitable organizations between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. within the corporate limits of the city" (11-107) — so 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. is allowed, tighter than most nearby cities.
• What the rep carries: "Each applicant for a permit under this article... shall receive a badge containing his/her photograph and fingerprints and must wear it at all times while soliciting house-to-house in the city. This badge must be worn on the left coat lapel, or if no coat is worn, in the same area where the left coat lapel would be" (11-116). The permit itself must also be displayed at all times (11-106).
• What takes the time: The application requires a sworn form with a photograph and fingerprints (11-104(a)(6)); the City Clerk then sends the data to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a criminal background report (11-105(a)) before the permit and badge can issue.
• Code: Miramar Code of Ordinances §§ 11-101 to 11-117. Read via Municode Library.
• Worth knowing: A posted "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers, Solicitors or Agents," "No Advertisements" or "No Solicitation" sign creates a presumption of a violation if a rep solicits there anyway (11-108). Right-of-way canvassing to vehicles is separately banned within 200 feet of intersections on six named roads — South State Road 7, Miramar Parkway, Pembroke Road, University Drive, Red Road and Flamingo Road (11-109(b)) — a roadway/median rule, not a house-to-house one. Permits expire on the date printed on the permit (11-111) and can be revoked for fraud, misrepresentation, or conduct that creates a public nuisance (11-115).
• Read it yourself: Miramar Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article V · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: How long does the badge/permit take to issue once the FDLE background check clears? Can one company file applications for its whole crew at once, or must each rep apply individually with the $20 fee? Is there a separate city Business Tax Receipt required in addition to the Chapter 11 solicitor permit? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________