Door-to-door solicitation laws, state by state
Door-to-door soliciting is legal almost everywhere - but “legal” hides a lot of rights most people never hear about. Whether your “No Soliciting” sign is legally binding, how long you have to cancel a contract you signed on the porch, what hours a canvasser can knock, and whether they need a permit all depend on your state and city.
Pick your state for a plain-English rundown with the actual statutes cited. More states are added regularly.
Alabama
ALCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Alabama guide →Alaska
AKCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Alaska guide →Arizona
AZCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Arizona guide →Arkansas
ARCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Arkansas guide →California
CACancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the California guide →Colorado
COCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Colorado guide →Connecticut
CTCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Connecticut guide →Delaware
DECancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Delaware guide →Florida
FLCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Florida guide →Georgia
GACancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Georgia guide →Hawaii
HICancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Hawaii guide →Idaho
IDCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Idaho guide →Illinois
ILCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Illinois guide →Indiana
INCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Indiana guide →Iowa
IACancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Iowa guide →Kansas
KSCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Kansas guide →Kentucky
KYCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Kentucky guide →Louisiana
LACancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Louisiana guide →Maine
MECancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Maine guide →Maryland
MDCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Maryland guide →Massachusetts
MACancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Massachusetts guide →Michigan
MICancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Michigan guide →Minnesota
MNCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Minnesota guide →Mississippi
MSCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Mississippi guide →Missouri
MOCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Missouri guide →Montana
MTCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Montana guide →Nebraska
NECancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Nebraska guide →Nevada
NVCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Nevada guide →New Hampshire
NHCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the New Hampshire guide →New Jersey
NJCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the New Jersey guide →New Mexico
NMCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the New Mexico guide →New York
NYCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the New York guide →North Carolina
NCCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the North Carolina guide →North Dakota
NDCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the North Dakota guide →Ohio
OHCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Ohio guide →Oklahoma
OKCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Oklahoma guide →Oregon
ORCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Oregon guide →Pennsylvania
PACancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Pennsylvania guide →Rhode Island
RICancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Rhode Island guide →South Carolina
SCCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the South Carolina guide →South Dakota
SDCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the South Dakota guide →Tennessee
TNCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Tennessee guide →Texas
TXCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Texas guide →Utah
UTCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Utah guide →Vermont
VTCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Vermont guide →Virginia
VACancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Virginia guide →Washington
WACancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Washington guide →Washington, D.C.
DCCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Washington, D.C. guide →West Virginia
WVCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the West Virginia guide →Wisconsin
WICancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Wisconsin guide →Wyoming
WYCancellation rights, No Soliciting sign force, permits & hours.
Read the Wyoming guide →The law backs you up. Make it easy to invoke.
Wherever you live, a posted sign only works if someone checks it - and it leaves no record when they don't. Register your address, put the decal by your door, and an ignored “no” becomes something you can point to.
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