2 rules for unincorporated St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Verified from official government sources
South Bend and Mishawaka require a peddler or solicitor permit to sell door-to-door within their limits; unincorporated St. Joseph County relies on trespass law. Statewide, IC 24-5-10 gives a buyer three business days to cancel a home-solicitation sale.
Ind. Code § 24-5-10-8
It must be given before midnight of the third business day after the later of the date: (A) the supplier furnishes the consumer with the notice required by section 9 of this chapter; or (B) the consumer and the supplier finally agree to the contract for the subject of the consumer transaction.
St. Joseph County runs no county-wide no-knock registry, but a posted "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" sign carries legal force. Under IC 35-43-2-2, a solicitor who enters after being denied entry or refuses to leave commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.
Ind. Code § 35-43-2-2
A person who: (1) not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally enters the real property of another person after having been denied entry by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or that person's agent
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