Claremont: Mailer/Handbill Solicitation

Press release from the City of Claremont:

January 05, 2021

Community Improvement staff regularly receives inquiries regarding the delivery or leaving of flyers, handbills, mailers, and newspaper solicitation on residential and commercial property. A company/person can leave newspapers, flyers, or door hangers for commercial solicitation on any resident’s doorstep/driveway, etc. without a solicitation permit and business license as long as they do not try to make contact with the resident. While the City of Claremont enforces specific Municipal Codes regulating door-to-door solicitation and provides residents an option to enlist in a “Do Not Knock” registry; the right to place or drop advertisements/solicitations has been upheld in court and attempts to ban such practices by municipalities has been overturned. For more information regarding Claremont Municipal Code Section 5.40 regarding solicitation, you can access it online under the “Government/Municipal Code” link: http://qcode.us/codes/claremon...

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