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Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Franklin County, WA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Franklin County, Washington.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Franklin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Solicitor Permits

Anyone going door to door in unincorporated Franklin County taking orders for future delivery of goods or services must register as a solicitor with the Planning and Building Department, paying a $75 annual fee and disclosing the goods sold and bank references for the company represented, under Franklin County Code Chapter 5.04.

Solicitor Registration Rules in Franklin County

Some Restrictions

Franklin County Code §§ 5.04.010, 5.04.110(C)(20)

"Solicitor" means: 1.Any person who goes from house to house or place to place within Franklin County, taking or offering to take orders for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise, services, or anything of value for future delivery or performance from persons not commercial users or sellers of such service or commodity; or2.Any person who, while taking or offering to take orders for the sale of ...

No-Knock Registry

A resident of unincorporated Franklin County can bar handbill distribution and peddling by posting a conspicuous sign at the entrance reading 'No Trespassing,' 'No Peddlers or Agents,' 'No Advertisement,' or a similar notice; anyone who ignores it is violating county code.

No-Peddlers Posting, Franklin County

Some Restrictions

Franklin County Code § 8.16.160

No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any handbill upon any private residence or other private property, if requested by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on such residence or property in a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof, a sign bearing the words: "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," "No Advertisement," or any similar notice, indicating in any manne...

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