Northfield, NJ · Atlantic County
Solicitor/Peddler License Application
This application collects business, applicant, and planned-activity details from people seeking a Northfield mercantile license for peddling, soliciting, canvassing, or related listed activities.
- licensed online notary
- ~15 min average
- Notarized PDF emailed
What you’ll need
- Government-issued photo ID
- Webcam-enabled device (laptop or phone)
- This form, ready to upload as a PDF
What this form is
Use this form to apply to the City of Northfield for a mercantile license as a peddler, solicitor, transient or itinerant merchant, canvasser, handbill distributor, taxi, or limousine operator. It requests business and applicant details, licensing history, planned locations and activities, and other information; it also includes a release authorizing a criminal background check. The application states that fees may change after City Clerk review and that licenses are renewable by June 30 annually.
Who needs it
Applicants seeking a Northfield mercantile license for themselves or their business to peddle, solicit, canvass, distribute handbills, or conduct another listed activity need this form.
Why it needs a notary
The release authorization carries an acknowledgment block; the applicant signs that authorization before the notary, while a separate employer affidavit is notarized only if requested.
How to get this notarized
- 1
Download the Application
Get the Solicitor/Peddler License Application from the City of Northfield.
- 2
Fill In the Application
Provide the requested business, applicant, licensing-history, activity, and background-check release information.
- 3
Book an Online Notary
Schedule a session with a commissioned online notary to acknowledge the release authorization.
- 4
Sign on Video
Sign the release authorization during the online notary session.
- 5
Submit to the City
Return the completed application and check to the City Clerk’s Office as instructed on the form.
Preview the form
The blank PDF straight from Northfield. Look it over, then upload your filled copy to start the notary session.
You’ll need ID and a webcam.
A licensed online notary will join you on video, verify your government-issued ID, witness your signature, and apply their seal. You’ll receive the notarized PDF by email when the session ends.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I notarize the release authorization?
- Complete the form, then sign the release authorization during a video session with a commissioned online notary. Return the completed application and fee to the City Clerk’s Office.
- Do I need to notarize the entire application?
- The form includes an acknowledgment for the background-check release authorization. It says an employer affidavit is notarized if requested by the mercantile tax collector; confirm with the municipality if unsure.
- Can I use online notarization for this form?
- New Jersey has permanently authorized remote online notarization and remote ink notarization for its own notaries since October 2021 (P.L. 2021, c.179; N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.9 et seq.).
- What do I submit with the application?
- The form instructs applicants to return the completed application with a check payable to the City of Northfield to the City Clerk’s Office at 1600 Shore Road.
Solicitor/Peddler License Application in other New Jersey cities
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