Vallejo, California: door-to-door solicitor permit

Partly read: the permit answer is sourced, but the fee or the hours could not be read from the city’s own pages. The clerk questions below cover the gap.

• The answer: Yes. Vallejo requires a Peddler/Solicitor permit before selling or taking orders in the city outside a fixed place of business; the chapter's definition of "Solicitor" expressly "includes door to door salespersons" (5.02.010, 5.02.030(A)).
• Where it comes from: Vallejo Municipal Code Chapter 5.02 (Sidewalk/Right-of-Way/Path Vending, Peddlers and Solicitors), effective April 16, 2025. Permits are issued by the Public Works Director or designee, applied for through the Planning & Development Services Department.
• Fee: Not published. The code (5.02.030) does not state a dollar fee, and the city's own Sidewalk Vending, Peddler and Solicitor Program page and its Master Fee Schedule (last updated FY 2020-2021, before this ordinance existed) do not list one either.
• Hours you may knock: Not published. Chapter 5.02's hours restrictions (5.02.050) apply only to sidewalk vending — roaming sidewalk vending in residential areas is limited to the operating hours of nine a.m. through six p.m. — and the chapter sets no separate knocking-hours rule for peddlers or solicitors.
• What the rep carries: A city-issued badge reading "Licensed Solicitor" or "Licensed Peddler" with the permit period and number, worn constantly on the front of the outer garment while working (5.02.030(E)).
• What takes the time: A completed application with a driver's license, ID or Social Security number, a California seller's permit, and general liability insurance naming the City as additional insured (5.02.030(C)). The chapter does not require fingerprinting or a criminal background check.
• Code: Vallejo Municipal Code 5.02.010 through 5.02.080 (Sidewalk/Right-of-Way/Path Vending, Peddlers and Solicitors), added by Ord. No. 1876 N.C. (2d), adopted December 17, 2024. Code current through Ordinance No. 1885 N.C. (2d), passed December 16, 2025.
• Worth knowing: Operating without the permit is an administrative violation fined up to $250 for a first offense, $500 for a second within a year, and $1,000 for each additional violation within a year (5.02.070(A)).
• Read it yourself: Vallejo Municipal Code Chapter 5.02 · City of Vallejo Sidewalk Vending, Peddler and Solicitor Program · checked 19 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down: The current dollar fee for a Peddler/Solicitor permit; Whether there is any knocking-hours restriction for door-to-door solicitors, not just sidewalk vendors; Whether a background check or fingerprinting is required in practice even though the code doesn't state one. Clerk’s name ______________   Direct line ______________   Date called ______________