Akron, OH Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest allowed hour
- 9:00 a.m. year-round
- Latest hour (daylight saving)
- 9:00 p.m.
- Latest hour (rest of year)
- 8:00 p.m.
- Sign size
- 2"x3" minimum, 1 sq ft maximum
- Sign lettering
- At least 1/3 inch tall
- Hours violation penalty
- 4th-degree misdemeanor
- Ignoring sign penalty
- 3rd-degree misdemeanor, 1st offense
Summary
Akron bans door-to-door peddling and solicitation outside set hours and lets residents opt out entirely. Under City Code § 111.361, no peddling or soliciting may occur before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. outside daylight saving time). Section 111.364 lets any resident post a "No Solicitors" sign that legally bars uninvited peddlers.
No peddling or solicitation shall be conducted before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. when daylight savings time is in effect nor after 8:00 p.m. during the remainder of the year. ... Notice by the owner or occupant of any residence of the determination to refuse to receive any uninvited peddlers shall be given by displaying a card, decal or sign, not less than two inches by three inches in size nor more than one square foot in total surface area, upon or near the main entrance door to the residence, indicating such determination by the owner or occupant, containing the words "No Solicitors," or words of similar import, with letters at least ⅓ of an inch in height. Any such sign that complies with the requirements of this section shall be exempt from any additional or different requirements contained in the provisions of this code, including but not limited to the Planning and Zoning Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64).
Full Breakdown
the rest of the year. 364 gives every resident a legal opt-out: a homeowner or occupant who does not want uninvited peddlers can post a card, decal, or sign near the main entrance reading "No Solicitors" or similar wording, sized between two by three inches and one square foot, with lettering at least a third of an inch tall. A compliant sign is exempt from any conflicting size or placement rule elsewhere in the code, including the Planning and Zoning Code. 365 makes it unlawful for anyone to ring the doorbell, knock, or otherwise try to attract an occupant's attention for peddling purposes in defiance of the sign, unless that specific person was previously invited onto the premises by the owner, lessee, or an adult occupant. 363 and still violate the code by showing up after hours or ignoring a posted sign.
Violations & Fines
Peddling or soliciting outside the 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (or 8:00 p.m.) window is a fourth-degree misdemeanor under § 111.361's own penalty. Knocking or ringing a doorbell in defiance of a posted "No Solicitors" sign violates §§ 111.364-111.365 and is a third-degree misdemeanor for a first offense, rising to a first-degree misdemeanor for any repeat violation.
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