Westfield, Indiana: door-to-door solicitor permit

• The answer: Yes — the company (the "vendor") gets a door-to-door solicitation license from the Clerk-Treasurer's Office, and every employee or agent who knocks is listed on the application and carries a city-issued identification card (46-21, 46-22). Door-to-door solicitation covers selling commercial products, services or property through uninvited in-person calls on residents (46-3).
• Where it comes from: The Westfield Clerk Treasurer's Office, which decides within ten business days of submittal (46-22(d)). The city's Solicitor Information page links a web application and a PDF application, and lists the currently approved solicitor companies.
• Fee: Paid for each employee who will solicit: One-day license $15.00, one-week $25.00, one-month $125.00, one-year $300.00, plus $1.00 for each non-transferable identification card (46-22(c)). The city's online application lists the same prices per solicitor: One Day ($15), One Week ($25), One Month ($125), One Year ($300). Fees are not refunded on revocation (46-24(d)).
• Hours you may knock: Between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and Dusk local time only (46-23(d)).
• What the rep carries: The city identification card, openly displayed on the person whenever soliciting, and shown to a police officer or any person who asks (46-22(e)). Failing to display it is grounds for revocation (46-24(a)(4)).
• What takes the time: An Indiana State Police limited criminal history for the company and for each employee and agent, attached to the application (46-22(b)). Anyone with a felony or misdemeanor for dishonesty, fraud, theft or moral turpitude within 15 years is refused (46-22(c), 46-24(a)(2)). The decision comes within ten business days (46-22(d)).
• Code: Westfield Code of Ordinances, Chapter 46 — Door-to-Door Solicitation (46-1 to 46-28), Ord. No. 19-31 (2019), as shown on Municode, which is codified only through Ordinance No. 22-66, enacted December 27, 2022 (Supp. No. 35). The city now also publishes a Chapter 116 — Door-to-Door Solicitation on American Legal, which could not be read. The city's Solicitor Information page still names Ordinance 19-31 as the solicitation ordinance.
• Worth knowing: The city keeps a No Solicitation List of addresses; reps must treat every listed home as if it had a visible "No Solicitation" sign, and may not approach any home with a "No Soliciting" sticker or sign (46-23(b), (c)). No deposits: goods or services must be delivered before any payment for future-delivery orders (46-23(g)). Two sworn written complaints can get a license revoked (46-24(a)(5)). Fines are $100.00 per offense, up to $500.00 a day (46-25(a)).
• Read it yourself: Westfield Code, Chapter 46 — Door-to-Door Solicitation (Municode) · City of Westfield — Solicitor Information · City of Westfield — Solicitation License Application (web form) · Westfield Code of Ordinances — Municode landing page · Westfield Code, Chapter 116 — Door-to-Door Solicitation (American Legal; not readable — blocked) · checked 23 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Whether the hours in Chapter 116 on American Legal are still 10:00 a.m. to dusk, or have changed since Ord. 19-31
• Where to download the current No Solicitation List and how often it is updated
• Whether an individual rep can be added to an existing company license mid-term, and at what fee

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