Tempe, Arizona: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — a Solicitor License for the business plus an identification card for every salesperson, before any house-to-house selling (§ 24-71).
• Where it comes from: Applications go to Tempe Tax & License (Financial Services Director), with the background investigation done by the Tempe Police Department.
• Fee: $100 non-refundable business application fee, $50 per year for the business, and $50 per year per salesperson (owners included), plus a $22 fingerprint fee per person — per the city's Solicitor License page.
• Hours you may knock: Not published. Article III (§§ 24-56–24-90), which covers door-to-door sellers and solicitors, sets no clock-time restriction. Only mobile vehicle merchants are barred from residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (§ 24-29(b)) — a different activity.
• What the rep carries: A Tempe-issued photo identification card, which must be shown on request to any police officer, the Financial Services Director or a resident (§ 24-71(d)).
• What takes the time: Fingerprinting and a Police Department background check for every applicant; the code gives the Police Chief 30 days to report approval or disapproval (§ 24-73(a)), and the city's own page states 30–45 days total processing time once all documents are received.
• Code: Tempe City Code §§ 24-56 through 24-90 (Ch. 24, Art. III, Soliciting and Door-to-Door Sales).
• Worth knowing: A 'door-to-door seller' permit (one that cannot accept payment before delivery) requires a $1,000-per-person surety bond (§ 24-73(b)); a 'solicitor' permit, which may take payment up front, does not carry that bond but does require the same fingerprint background check.
• Read it yourself: Tempe City Code §§ 24-56–24-90, Art. III, Soliciting and Door-to-Door Sales · City of Tempe, Solicitor License page · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: Does an Omni Fiber sales rep apply as a 'solicitor' or a 'door-to-door seller' under § 24-56, and does that change whether the $1,000 bond applies? Is the $50 identification-card fee for each salesperson separate from, or included in, the $50 annual business fee shown on the Solicitor License page? Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________