Sammamish, Washington: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a solicitor's license for each person selling house to house, principals and agents alike. The City Clerk's page says no one may act as a solicitor in city limits without first obtaining one.
• Where it comes from: The City Clerk's office at Sammamish City Hall, by appointment. The applicant fills in the online application first, then brings a photo ID in person; appointments are one applicant each, currently on Tuesday afternoons, and book out 30 days in advance.
• Fee: $35.00, non-refundable, per applicant, with a background check; a duplicate license is $5.00 (city's 2026 Solicitor Regulations). An exempt license, for charities, nonprofits and a few others, has no charge.
• Hours you may knock: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday, and 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday (city's 2026 Solicitor Regulations).
• What the rep carries: The license, kept in the rep's possession at all times and shown on demand (city's 2026 Solicitor Regulations).
• What takes the time: The appointment: they book out 30 days ahead and take one applicant each. Every applicant is background-checked, and the city states five business days of processing between application and issuance. The license is valid for one year from approval.
• Code: Sammamish Municipal Code, hosted on sammamish.municipal.codes. The solicitor chapter could not be read (the host blocked automated reading), so no section numbers are given here; the facts on this card come from the City Clerk's pages.
• Worth knowing: No soliciting at any residence marked "No Solicitation" or similar. The city's regulations add that HOA signs posted at every entrance to a neighborhood are likely enough to count as conspicuously displayed, and tell solicitors to check each HOA's own policy.
• Read it yourself: City of Sammamish — Who Needs a Solicitor's License · City of Sammamish — 2026 Solicitor Regulations (PDF) · checked 23 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether a rep taking orders for a service (such as fiber internet), not personal property, needs the solicitor's license
• The Sammamish Municipal Code chapter and sections for the solicitor's license, fee and hours
• Whether a company needs its own license or city business license in addition to each rep's solicitor's license

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