Albany, NY Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Posted-sign rule
- Bars entry without occupant consent
- License
- City Clerk license required to vend
- Background check
- DCJS fingerprint criminal-history check
- Vending hours
- Barred 9:00 p.m.–9:00 a.m.
- Max penalty
- $350 fine or 15 days jail
Summary
Albany door-to-door vendors and peddlers must skip any house posting a written notice that vendors aren't wanted, unless the occupant lets them in anyway, and every door-to-door license applicant must pass a state fingerprint background check first.
No door-to-door vendor shall enter any house, building or premises where there is posted on the front of the house, building or premises a written notice stating that vendors are not desired, unless the vendor has received the prior consent of the occupant. [Amended 8-5-2013 by Ord. No. 33.41.13]
B. No door-to-door vendor shall make false statements or misrepresentations in the course of his activities. The vendor shall conduct himself at all times in an orderly and lawful manner.
C. Any person desiring to act as a door-to-door vendor in the City of Albany shall first obtain a license to vend door-to-door in accordance with the following provisions: [Amended 8-5-2013 by Ord. No. 33.41.13; 12-7-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
(1) Any person seeking a license to vend door-to-door shall file with the City Clerk an application upon a form furnished by the City Clerk. Such application shall require the applicant to provide:
(a) The number and kind of vehicle to be used by the applicant, if any, in carrying on the business for which the license is desired.
(b) The kind of goods, wares, and merchandise the applicant intends to sell or the kind of service the applicant intends to perform.
(c) The method of distribution for such goods or services.
(d) The name, address, and date of birth of the applicant.
(e)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4873446; v61 updated 2026-03-18; through 03-18-2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 363-9(A) bars door-to-door vendors, canvassers and peddlers of merchandise or services from entering any house, building or premises posted with a written notice stating vendors aren't desired, unless the occupant gives prior consent. To vend door-to-door at all, § 363-9(C) requires a City Clerk license application listing what's being sold, for whom, plus fingerprints submitted to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services for a full criminal-history check. Separately, § 363-6(C) bars all vending, door-to-door included, between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. Violations run up to a $350 fine or 15 days in jail under § 363-18.
Violations & Fines
Vending door-to-door without a City Clerk license, entering a property posted 'vendors not desired' without the occupant's consent, or vending outside the 9:00 a.m.-to-9:00 p.m. window, up to $350 and 15 days in jail under § 363-18.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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