Soliciting & Door-to-Door in St. Clair County, IL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated St. Clair County, Illinois.
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Solicitor Permits
Anyone soliciting door-to-door in unincorporated St. Clair County must register annually with the County Clerk before knocking on a single door. County Code Section 8-1-3 requires a written application in advance of any solicitation, and Section 8-1-4 spells out what that application must contain, including a physical description and fingerprints if the Sheriff asks for them.
Solicitor Permit Rules in St. Clair County
Significant RestrictionsSt. Clair County Code §§ 8-1-3, 8-1-4, 8-1-10
8-1-3 REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Every person desiring to engage in solicitation as herein defined, within residences in this County, is hereby required to annually make written application for a certificate of registration prior to any solicitation, as hereinafter provided, with the exception noted in Section 8-1-1, relative to those charitable or non-profit groups, clubs, associations or projects...
No-Knock Registry
A posted no-soliciting notice is legally enforceable in unincorporated St. Clair County: Section 8-1-8 makes it unlawful, and a public nuisance, for anyone to knock, ring a doorbell or otherwise try to attract a resident's attention in defiance of a visibly displayed sign saying soliciting isn't wanted. On top of that, Section 8-1-9 bars all soliciting countywide before 9:00 a.m., after 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on Sundays and state or national holidays.
No-Soliciting Sign & Hours Rules, St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsSt. Clair County Code §§ 8-1-8, 8-1-9
8-1-8 UNINVITED SOLICITING PROHIBITED. It is hereby declared to be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance for any person to go upon any premises and ring the door bell, to knock, or make any sounds calculated to attract the attention of the occupant(s) of such residence, for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant(s) thereof, and engage in soliciting is herein defined in defianc...
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