Round Rock, Texas: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes. A rep making personal contact with residents to sell a good or service is a "peddler," and it is unlawful to act as a peddler without an identification card from the police department (§ 28-19, § 28-20).
• Where it comes from: The Round Rock Police Department, 2701 N. Mays Street.
• Fee: $50 flat per permit (per rep), per the city's own solicitor/peddler ID card page. The code itself only says the fee is set by council resolution (§ 28-22).
• Hours you may knock: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. — a peddler, solicitor or canvasser may not enter upon another's property outside those hours (§ 28-31(a)(4)).
• What the rep carries: The identification card, worn on the outer clothing so it is visible (§ 28-29).
• What takes the time: The city allows 48 hours to review the application; the code separately gives the city 16 business hours to finish a background investigation before the card must be issued (subject to later revocation) (§ 28-23, § 28-24). The card is valid 90 days from issuance (§ 28-22).
• Code: Round Rock Code of Ordinances, Chapter 28 — Peddlers and Solicitors (§ 28-19 through § 28-32).
• Worth knowing: It is unlawful to remain on property posted with a "no soliciting" or "no solicitors" sign, or to use any entrance but the front/main entrance (§ 28-31(a)(1)-(2)). The city's own page warns some HOAs separately bar door-to-door sales even with a valid card.
• Read it yourself: Round Rock Code of Ordinances, Ch. 28 — Peddlers and Solicitors · City of Round Rock — Solicitor, Peddler and Canvasser Identification Cards · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Whether the $50 fee is charged per rep even when several reps from the same company apply together; Whether the criminal-history/IdentoGO check can be done in another city and transferred. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________