Salt Lake City, Utah: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a city permit, and the ordinance is unusually direct about carrying it while soliciting.
• Where it comes from: Salt Lake City Business Licensing
• Fee: Not published by the city.
• Hours you may knock: No official source stating them was reached.
• What the rep carries: The permit itself, on the person, while engaged in face-to-face solicitation (5.64.130).
• What takes the time: Applicants obtain a BCI report from Utah Criminal Identification and submit it with the application. That queue is the long pole, not the counter visit.
• Code: SLC Code 5.64.130; exemptions at 5.64.150
• Read it yourself: The ordinance · City business licensing · checked 4 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: The fee, and whether it is per company or per rep; The permit term; The permitted hours; How long the BCI report is currently taking. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________