Rowlett, Texas: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a master permit from the police department, plus an individual permit for every person the company sends out to solicit (10-233(b), (d)). A solicitor is anyone going house to house taking orders for goods or services for future delivery (10-231).
• Where it comes from: The Rowlett Police Department. The police chief or his designee investigates each applicant and issues or refuses the permit (10-235, 10-236(a)).
• Fee: Fees are set by city council resolution (10-236(b)). The Master Fee Schedule (approved May 19, 2026) lists the peddlers and solicitors permit fee at $50.00, $5.00 for each additional person beyond the original applicant, and $3.00 for a replacement card.
• Hours you may knock: No door-to-door selling or offering for sale after 8:00 p.m. and before 8:00 a.m. (10-239(b)).
• What the rep carries: The permit, displayed, plus any label, sticker or badge the city furnishes, conspicuously displayed (10-236(c)). Failing to display the permit is itself a violation (10-239(c)).
• What takes the time: A sworn application on the city's form with Social Security numbers, a photo ID number, two references, supervisor names and any convictions in the past five years for the applicant and its solicitors (10-233(b)). The police chief investigates and decides no earlier than two days and no later than two weeks after the application is received (10-235, 10-236(a)).
• Code: Rowlett Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10 — Businesses, Article VII — Peddlers and Solicitors (10-231 to 10-244). Municode shows the code codified through Ordinance No. ORD-26-05-12, enacted May 5, 2026 (Supp. No. 29).
• Worth knowing: No entering premises with a "peddlers and solicitors prohibited" placard at the entrance (10-240). A permit can be denied or revoked if the applicant or anyone it employs to go door to door has a theft or moral turpitude conviction or is a registered sex offender (10-237(b)). Handing out flyers door to door with no personal contact also needs a permit (10-234).
• Read it yourself: Rowlett Code, Chapter 10, Article VII — Peddlers and Solicitors · Rowlett Code of Ordinances — landing page · City of Rowlett Master Fee Schedule (PDF) · checked 23 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether the $50.00 fee is for the company's master permit and the $5.00 line is for each individual rep permit
• How long a permit is good for before it must be renewed
• Whether reps must appear in person at the police department, and what the city badge or card looks like

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