The Lake County Clerk’s Office issues Home Solicitation Permits to those who sell products or services door-to-door in Lake County.
Pursuant to Chapter 501, Florida Statutes, persons who engage in the sale, lease, or rental of consumer goods or services with a purchase price in excess of $25, which includes all interest, service charges, finance charges, postage, freight, insurance, and service or handling charges, and whether under single or multiple contracts, made pursuant to an installment contract, a loan agreement, other evidence of indebtedness, or a cash transaction or other consumer credit transaction, are required to apply for and obtain a Home Solicitation Sale Permit.
How to Apply
The following is required to obtain a Home Solicitation Permit:
Appear in Person You must appear in person with a valid, government-issued photo identification document at the following location:
Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Lake County Courthouse
North Wing, 3rd Floor – Marriage License/Passport Section
550 W. Main St., Tavares, FL 32778
Complete the Application and Photos Download and complete the application, or pick up a copy in our office. It must be signed in front of a notary or Deputy Clerk. Your photo will be taken when you appear in person to submit the application. The cost of the photo is included in the application fee.
Pay Required Fees You will be required to pay a non-refundable application fee to the Clerk’s Office and a criminal history record check fee to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). A nominal fee for fingerprinting may also be required, payable to the agency performing your LIVESCAN fingerprinting. View fee information.
Complete Fingerprinting Section 501.022, Florida Statute, requires a complete set of LIVESCAN fingerprints to be submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). A nominal fee may be charged for fingerprinting.
Lake County residents may book a fingerprinting appointment with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) at www.lcso.org/bureaus/fingerprinting/.
Non-Lake County residents should refer to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement website, www.fdle.state.fl.us, for a list of LIVESCAN fingerprint providers.
To ensure results are returned to the Clerk’s Office, you must provide the fingerprinting agency with the Originating Agency Identifier Number (ORI#) for this office: ORI#: FL735030Z
The fingerprinting agency will provide you with a Transaction Control Number (TCN) when you are fingerprinted. Make a note of this number.
After fingerprinting, contact the Lake County Clerk’s Office at (352) 253-2648 to provide your TCN number.
The TCN number will also be required when submitting your request for your FDLE Criminal History Record check (step # 5).
Complete Criminal History Records Check Section 501.022, Florida Statutes, requires a Criminal History Records Check from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
Payment to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is required within 30 days of fingerprinting through the Civil Applicant Payment System (CAPS) website at https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/caps.
To submit payment, you will need your Transaction Control Number (TCN), which the fingerprinting agency provided.
Enter your name EXACTLY as it was entered for your fingerprinting.
Print a copy of the payment receipt for your records.
Wait for Results
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the fingerprinting agency have up to 60 days to return the fingerprint analysis/local background investigation results to this office. After all results are received, you will be notified of approval or denial.
Pick up your Permit
You must return to the Lake County Courthouse to sign and receive your permit if approved. Permits are valid for one year from the issue date. The fingerprint analysis/background investigation results are valid for 60 days after you are notified of the decision regarding your application. If your application is approved and you do not pick up your permit within 60 days, a new fingerprint analysis/local background investigation will be required before the permit will be issued.
Renew The Permit is valid for one (1) year and must be renewed yearly by repeating this process. To ensure your permit does not expire before a new one is issued, please return to our office at least 60 days before the expiration date to submit your renewal application. You WILL NOT receive notification from this office when your permit expires.
Keep Your Information Updated
Upon applying for or receiving a Home Solicitation Permit, you must notify the Clerk within 15 days, in writing, of any of the following changes:
Change of Address
Change of name by marriage or otherwise
The written notification must include the former name or address, the new name or address, and the permit number. Please include your new phone number, if applicable.
Carry Your Permit Per Section 501.022(8), Florida Statutes, every permitholder shall carry the permit at all times while engaged in home solicitation sales and shall display the same to all prospective buyers before initiating the solicitation of a sale, lease, or rental.
Other Important Information
Pursuant to Section 501.022(4), Florida Statutes, the Clerk of the Circuit Court may revoke, suspend, or deny the issuance of any home solicitation sale permit if it is determined that an applicant or permitholder has:
Been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime against the laws of this state or any other state or the United States, involving moral turpitude, fraudulent or dishonest dealing, or the illegal use or sale of a controlled substance, or been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a violation of any of the provisions of ss. 501.021-501.055.
Has obtained a permit by fraud, false statement, misrepresentation, or failure to truthfully answer any question in the required permit application.
Has failed to obtain required county or municipal occupational licenses.
Has failed in any material respect to comply with the provisions of ss. 501.021-501.055.
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