South Fulton, Georgia: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a solicitor permit, per rep. It is unlawful to engage in the business of soliciting or calling on residences door to door without one, and the rule is aimed at door-to-door solicitation for commercial transactions for profit only (12-5003(a), (b)).
• Where it comes from: The city business license section keeps the application forms (12-5004(a)); the city police department or a designee runs the background investigation (12-5004(c)), and the city manager or designee keeps the record and decides denials (12-5004(d), 12-5005).
• Fee: $75.00 per solicitor for a six-month period, nonrefundable (12-5004(f)).
• Hours you may knock: Not before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. The section binds anyone, licensed or not (12-5007(d)). No day-of-week or Sunday limit is written in the chapter.
• What the rep carries: The permit, on the person at all times while soliciting, shown to any police officer or anyone solicited who asks. It carries the rep's name, employer, a photograph and a physical description (12-5003(c), (d)).
• What takes the time: A sworn application with three years of addresses and employers, the proposed daily route, vehicle plates and Social Security number (12-5004(a), (b)), a police background investigation (12-5004(c)), and being photographed (12-5003(d)). No processing time is published.
• Code: South Fulton Code of Ordinances, Title 12, Chapter 5 — Soliciting and Door-to-Door Sales (12-5001 to 12-5007), from Ord. No. 2019-002. Municode shows the code codified through Ordinance No. 2026-022, enacted July 14, 2026 (Supp. No. 13, Update 1).
• Worth knowing: A permit is valid no more than six months (12-5003(e)). No permit goes to anyone who within five years was convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude, or had a permit revoked (12-5004(e)). Streets and routes are filed before soliciting, and changes are filed with the business license section before working them (12-5006). Knocking where a written sign or anything else makes clear solicitors are not invited is unlawful (12-5007(b)).
• Read it yourself: South Fulton Code, Title 12, Chapter 5 — Soliciting and Door-to-Door Sales · South Fulton Code of Ordinances — Municode landing page · checked 21 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether the permit application is filed online through the city's business license portal or on paper
• How long the police background investigation takes
• Whether the company itself also needs a South Fulton business license before reps apply

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