Parma, Ohio: 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: Not confirmed. The city's copy of its fee section lists "Peddlers, solicitors and vendors" among the licenses or permits that are the responsibility of the Director of Public Safety, as set forth in Section 757.03(c) (185.04(c)). Chapter 757 itself could not be opened, so who needs it (per rep or per company) and what it requires were not read.
• Where it comes from: The Director of Public Safety, or the person the Director designates to collect fees (185.04).
• Fee: The fee sheet lists Peddlers, solicitors and vendors at 50.00 in its "$ Fee" column, and a separate Itinerant vendors license (valid 30 days) at 100.00 (185.04(c)). Annual fees are due by January 31 unless otherwise stated. The sheet was saved in June 2018 and may not be current; whether the 50.00 is per rep or per company is not stated.
• Hours you may knock: Not read. Chapter 757 on American Legal could not be opened.
• Code: Parma Codified Ordinances, Section 185.04 — Fees of the Director of Public Safety, which points to Section 757.03(c) for peddlers, solicitors and vendors. The full code is on American Legal, which blocked the automated reader; Chapter 757 was not read.
• Read it yourself: City of Parma — 185.04 Fees of the Director of Public Safety (All Fees For Permits PDF) · City of Parma — Permit & License Applications · checked 22 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether each rep needs his or her own peddler/solicitor license, and the current fee
• The knocking hours and any badge or ID the rep must carry under Chapter 757
• Whether a background check or fingerprinting is required, and how long the license takes

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