Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Spotsylvania County, VA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
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Solicitor Permits
Spotsylvania County requires every door-to-door solicitor to hold a sheriff-issued permit before going door to door, per Sec. 18-35. Applicants pay a $20 fee, submit to fingerprinting and a background check, and can be denied for a felony or crime-of-moral-turpitude conviction within the prior five years.
Spotsylvania County Solicitor Permit Requirement
Significant RestrictionsSpotsylvania County Code §§ 18-35, 18-54
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the activities of a door-to-door solicitor unless he has a current permit to do so issued pursuant to the provisions of article IV of this chapter. ... A fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) to cover the costs of investigation of the applicant and processing of the application shall be paid to the treasurer when an application is filed under this divis...
No-Knock Registry
Spotsylvania County bars door-to-door solicitors from entering any residential property posted with a 'no soliciting' sign and from soliciting after sunset. Sec. 18-31 and Sec. 18-33 make both acts unlawful, and Sec. 18-27 classifies a violation of the solicitor article as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Spotsylvania County No-Soliciting Sign Rule
Some RestrictionsSpotsylvania County Code §§ 18-31, 18-33
Sec. 18-31. - Entering posted premises. No door-to-door solicitor shall enter upon any residential premises for soliciting, when the owner or occupant has displayed a "no soliciting" sign on such premises. ... Sec. 18-33. - Soliciting after sunset. No person shall engage in the activities of a door-to-door solicitor after sunset.
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