Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Knox County, TN (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Knox County, Tennessee.
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Solicitor Permits
Anyone going door to door as a peddler or solicitor in unincorporated Knox County must obtain a county license under Code § 12-28, pay a $50.00 fee, pass a sheriff's office background check for outstanding warrants or moral turpitude convictions, and carry the license while working.
Door-to-Door Solicitor License in Knox County TN
Some RestrictionsKnox County Code §§ 12-28, 12-29(b), (d)
No person, firm or corporation shall operate a business as a peddler, transient vendor, solicitor or street barker, and no solicitor for charitable or religious purposes or solicitor for subscriptions shall solicit within the county unless the same has obtained a license from the county in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. ... (b)License fee. Each applicant for a license as a pedd...
No-Knock Registry
Post a sign reading "Peddlers or Solicitors Prohibited" at a Knox County home or business and it carries the force of law. Knox County Code section 12-30(5) bars every licensed peddler, street barker, and solicitor, including charitable and subscription solicitors, from entering that property, and the county clerk or sheriff's office can pursue license suspension or a fine against anyone who ignores it.
No-Soliciting Sign Rules in Knox County TN
Some RestrictionsKnox County Code of Ordinances § 12-30(5)
No peddler, street barker, solicitor, solicitor for charitable purposes, or solicitor for subscriptions shall: (1)Be permitted to set up and operate a booth or stand on any street or sidewalk, or in any other public area within the county.(2)Stand or sit in or near the entrance to any dwelling or place of business, or in any other place which may disrupt or impede pedestrian or vehicular traff...
Soliciting & Door-to-Door by City in Knox County
1 cities in Knox County have their own soliciting & door-to-door rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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