NNPD FORM #108 (rev. 6/12)
PERMIT APPLICATION FOR GARAGE SALE
(On-line Version – To be mailed in, once completed)
Please read the city code before completing the application.
SEC. 37-2. PERMIT FOR GARAGE SALE; SIGNS ADVERTISING SUCH SALES
(A) No person shall conduct any sales, commonly known as garage sales, back yard sales, yard sales and the like, at
which is offered for sale secondhand or used clothing, merchandise or any used articles of whatever character, without
first having obtained a permit therefore from the chief of police. The applicant shall pay the sum of five dollars ($5.00)
for such permit. Any permit issued hereunder shall be limited in duration to ten (10) consecutive days from the
beginning date selected, which shall be reflected on the permit. The permit shall not be transferable.
(B) The permits provided for in this section shall be issued only for sales conducted at the applicant's usual place of
residence. Four (4) permits per year may be issued to an applicant residing at a particular address provided that no
less than forty-five (45) days must elapse between the expiration of each permit and the issuance of a subsequent
permit. The limitation on the allowable number of permits shall apply to applications made by the same applicant for a
particular address, to applications made by a member of the applicant's immediate family (parent, child or sibling) and
to applications made by any other person residing at such place of residence.
(C) No signs advertising a sale authorized by a permit issued under this section shall be placed on any property other than
that of the residence of the person conducting such sale.
(D) Any person violating this section shall pay a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred
dollars ($100.00).
1. You must enclose a $5.00 check or money order payable to the City of Newport News with the garage sale
application. DO NOT SEND CASH.
2. In addition to the completed application, the applicant must provide one of the following for address
verification purposes (address must match that of the proposed garage sale site):
• Driver’s License;
• Utility Bill;
• Voter Registration Card;
• Any government-issued document showing the applicant’s current residential address.
3. Mail completed application, copy of the address verification document, and fee to:
Newport News Police Department
Records Management Division
First Floor
9710 Jefferson Avenue
Newport News, Virginia 23605
Should you have any questions regarding a RUMMAGE SALE
, or this application, please call 928-4100 between 8:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m. Please allow 10 business days to receive your garage sale permit.
APPLICANT: PLEASE PRINT A COPY OF THIS FOR YOUR RECORDS AS WELL AS A COPY TO MAIL
Name
Applicant/Resident
Address
Place of Garage Sale
Garage sale to begin on
Number of families selling at this sale
Daytime phone number of applicant
To the Applicant
: Please read the statement below and sign.
I acknowledge receiving a copy of Section 37-2 of the Newport News City Code governing garage/yard sales, and I will adhere
to that section when conducting the sale applied for here.
Permit Applicant
