Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — and it is two documents. The company holds a permit; every individual carries an ID badge.
• Where it comes from: Metro Clerk’s solicitor center
• Fee: $50 company permit; $63 for the badge application and background check; $20 for the badge itself.
• Hours you may knock: No official source stating them was reached.
• What the rep carries: The badge, conspicuously displayed on the front of the person at all times while soliciting. On the front, not in a pocket.
• It expires: Company permits run two years.
• Code: Metro Code 6.64
• Worth knowing: Metro keeps a no-solicitation list of addresses where residents have asked that commercial solicitation be prohibited.
• Read it yourself: Metro Clerk solicitor center · checked 4 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: The permitted hours; How long the background check takes; How the no-solicitation list is supplied. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________