Ontario, California: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a solicitor/canvasser permit, per individual, or the person is guilty of a misdemeanor (3-1.701, 3-1.702).
• Where it comes from: The License Official issues the permit; the Police Chief investigates the applicant's business and moral character first (3-1.705, 3-1.708).
• Fee: $10 per applicant to cover the cost of investigating the application, paid to the License Official (3-1.704).
• Hours you may knock: Not published. Article 7 (Solicitors and Canvassers) sets no clock hours for door-to-door solicitation.
• What the rep carries: The permit in its holder, with the permittee's photograph, worn constantly on the front of the outer garment so it is conspicuous (3-1.711).
• What takes the time: The Police Chief's investigation of the applicant's business and moral character before the permit is issued (3-1.705).
• Code: Ontario Municipal Code, Title 3, Chapter 1, Article 7, Solicitors and Canvassers (§§ 3-1.701–3-1.717).
• Worth knowing: If any payment or deposit is taken in advance of final delivery, the City requires a $500 cash or surety bond from the solicitor, refundable 90 days after the permit expires (3-1.715).
• Read it yourself: Ontario Municipal Code § 3-1.701 (Defined) · Ontario Municipal Code § 3-1.702 (Permits: Required) · Ontario Municipal Code § 3-1.704 (Permits: Applications: Fees) · Ontario Municipal Code § 3-1.705 (Permits: Applications: Investigation) · Ontario Municipal Code § 3-1.711 (Permits: Wearing) · Ontario Municipal Code § 3-1.715 (Bonds) · Ontario Municipal Code Chapter 1, Article 7 table of contents · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Whether the City has adopted any clock-hour restriction on door-to-door solicitation since this chapter was last codified; Whether the $10 fee in the code is still the fee charged, or whether a separate fee resolution has since updated it; Whether a fingerprint or background-check step beyond the Police Chief's file review applies. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________