2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in San Joaquin County, California.
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Commercial door-to-door solicitors in unincorporated San Joaquin County must register with the Sheriff's Office and obtain a solicitor identification card, subject to a Live Scan background check. Permits are valid up to one year. Hours limited to 9:00 AM to sunset (or 8:00 PM, whichever is earlier). Religious, political, and charitable canvassing are exempt under First Amendment protections.
Cal. Penal Code § 602 (Trespass - Refusal to Leave)
Entering upon lands or buildings owned by another person without the license of the owner or legal occupant, where signs forbidding trespass are displayed, and whereon cattle, goats, pigs, sheep, fowl, or any other animal is being raised, bred, fed, or held for the purpose of food for human consumption; or injuring, gathering, or carrying away any animal being housed on any of those lands, with...
Residents of unincorporated San Joaquin County can post a 'No Soliciting' sign at the entrance to the property, which permitted solicitors must honor under county ordinance. There is no countywide formal no-knock registry, but posted signs carry the same legal force. Religious, political, and charitable canvassing retain First Amendment protections regardless of signs.
CA Penal Code §602
Except as provided in subdivisions (u), (v), and (x), and Section 602.8, a person who willfully commits a trespass by any of the following acts is guilty of a misdemeanor: (m) Entering and occupying real property or structures of any kind without the consent of the owner, the owner's agent, or the person in lawful possession. (n) Driving a vehicle, as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code,...
2 cities in San Joaquin 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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