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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Killeen, TX (2026)

2 verified soliciting & door-to-door rules for Killeen, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Solicitor Permits

Anyone going door to door in Killeen selling goods or taking orders needs a police department permit under the peddler ordinance, which requires fingerprints, a photo and a criminal-history check before issuance. A homeowner who posts a no-soliciting sign or tells a solicitor to leave can have that person prosecuted for criminal trespass under Texas Penal Code Section 30.05 if they stay or come back.

Killeen Requires Peddler Permits, Backs No-Soliciting Signs

Significant Restrictions

Killeen, Tex., Code of Ordinances Secs. 20-26, 20-41; Tex. Penal Code Sec. 30.05(a)

Sec. 20-26. - Definition. For purposes of this article, the term "itinerant vendor, merchant, or peddler" is defined as any person who goes from door to door or place to place selling or soliciting orders for goods, wares, services or merchandise. ... Sec. 20-41. - Required. No person shall engage in business in the city as an itinerant vendor, merchant or peddler without a permit from the poli...

No-Knock Registry

Killeen maintains a no-knock or no-soliciting registry that residents can join. Solicitors who ignore posted signs or registry listings face fines.

Killeen No-Knock & No-Soliciting Rules

Few Restrictions

Tex. Penal Code Sec. 30.05 (Criminal Trespass - No Trespass Notice)

Sec. 30.05. CRIMINAL TRESPASS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person enters or remains on or in property of another, including residential land, agricultural land, a recreational vehicle park, a building, a general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center, or an aircraft or other vehicle, without effective consent and the person:(1) had notice that the entry...

Looking for Bell County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Killeen city rules.

Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Bell County