Arlington Heights, IL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Card size
- At least 3 inches by 4 inches, Sec. 12-1010
- Lettering
- At least one-third inch tall
- Cost
- Free cards available at Village Hall
- Solicitor duty
- Must look for and obey notice, Sec. 12-1011
- Enforcement
- Permit revocation, Sec. 12-1013
- Max fine
- $750.00 per offense, Sec. 12-1014
Summary
Arlington Heights residents can bar door-to-door solicitors with a weatherproof No Solicitors or Peddlers card at the main entrance under Municipal Code Section 12-1010. Once posted, the card is legally sufficient notice, and Section 12-1011 obligates every solicitor or peddler to look for it and leave immediately if it says no.
Notice of the determination of the occupant's refusal of invitation to any solicitors or peddlers shall be given in the following manner: A weatherproof card, at least three inches by four inches in size, shall be exhibited upon or near the main entrance door to the residence containing words such as those set forth below: NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS. The letters shall be at least one-third inch in height. Cards are available throughout Village Hall at no cost. A card exhibited at a residence shall constitute sufficient notice to any solicitor or peddler of the occupant's refusal to allow solicitors or peddlers.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 3 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 12-1010 lets any resident post a weatherproof card at least three inches by four inches at or near the main entrance door reading words such as NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS, with lettering at least one-third inch tall; the Village supplies these cards free at Village Hall, and once displayed the card constitutes sufficient notice to any solicitor or peddler of the occupant's refusal to allow solicitors or peddlers. Section 12-1011 places the enforcement duty on the canvasser: every solicitor or peddler entering a residential property must look for the notice, obey it if posted, and immediately and peacefully depart if it says no.
Even without a posted card, any solicitor who has gained entrance to a home, invited or not, must leave immediately once the occupant asks. hours restriction in Section 12-1007, so a canvasser who ignores a posted card is violating the same Article that requires their permit in the first place. 00 per offense, giving residents an enforceable remedy against solicitors who ignore the posted card.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring a posted No Solicitors or Peddlers card, or refusing to leave when an occupant orders a solicitor off the property, violates Article X and is punishable by a fine of not more than $750.00 per offense under Section 12-1014, plus permit revocation by the Village Manager under Section 12-1013.
Frequently Asked Questions
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