The Colleyville City Council adopted a strict solicitation ordinance aimed at keeping citizens safe while maintaining their privacy and creating an outlet for complaints.

Colleyville is one of the safest cities in Tarrant County in part because city officials partner with the community to look for ways to combat crime. The 2010 Citizen Survey indicated that solicitation was the number one safety concern in Colleyville neighborhoods. The solicitation ordinance responds to our community's concern by enhancing their safety, helping maintain their privacy, and more thoroughly regulating solicitation activity in Colleyville. The ordinance includes heightened permit requirements, which require more information from those who apply.

Solicitation Ordinance

Solicitors

Anyone going house to house or place to place soliciting, selling, or taking order for services, goods, wares, or merchandise must have a permit from the City of Colleyville. That permit must be displayed and clearly visible to the public.

Soliciting is only allowed Monday – Saturday from 9 a.m. until dusk (30 minutes after sunset)

The City's solicitation ordinance requires permits for all Commercial Home Solicitation, Commercial Home Distribution (handbill distributors), and Itinerant Vendors.

Applicants are required to consent to a criminal background check, and permits are denied to those with a conviction or plea of no contest to any felony and some applicable misdemeanors.

Guidelines for Citizens and Applicants
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Who is exempt from the ordinances permitting requirements?

• Charitable Organizations 
• Religious Organizations
• Political Campaigns

Citizen's Rights

• Residents have the right to ask a solicitor for their identification badge.
• An owner or lawful occupant may register their property for the "no knock" list. The list - addresses only - is accessible from the city website.
• Residents may post a "No Solicitation" sign that is visible at the residence to prohibit door-to-door solicitation.
• Residents may call the police if the solicitor either fails to show the proper identification badge; if the solicitor does not have a city of Colleyville-issued solicitation permit; or, if the solicitor is not operating within allowed solicitation hours.

Register for the No Knock/No Solicitation List or the Solicitor Welcome list and/or view the lists of registered addresses

Residential Sign Requirements

Residents wishing to post "No Solicitors" signs should be aware of the following requirements:

• Signs must be a minimum of three (3) inches in height and a minimum of four (4) inches in width.
• Signage should include language such as "No Trespassing," "No Advertisements," "No Solicitation," "No Handbills," or any similar notice indicating that the occupants of the premises do not desire to have any handbills left or solicitation upon their premises.
• The letters on such signage shall not be less than two-thirds (2/3) of an inch in height.

Useful Information

Texas Attorney General on door-to-door sales
Texas Attorney General on the three-day right to cancel