Auburn, AL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Placard size range
- 16 to 94 square inches
- Placard scope
- Single residence or whole subdivision
- Earliest soliciting allowed
- 8:00 a.m., no exceptions
- Evening cutoff
- 6 p.m. (Sep-May) / 8 p.m. (Jun-Aug)
- Sunday hours
- Noon to 6:00 p.m.
- Holidays
- No door-to-door soliciting at all
Summary
Auburn lets residents block solicitors by posting a weatherproof "No Soliciting" placard between 16 and 94 square inches near the main entrance. Whole subdivisions can post one for the entire neighborhood, and solicitors must also stay off the porch before 8 a.m. or after set evening hours.
Sec. 16-28. Residential "no soliciting" notices. (a) Any occupant of a residence or occupants of a multi-family dwelling who desire(s) not to have solicitors call on said residence(s) shall give notice of the desire to refuse solicitors by displaying a clearly visible weatherproof placard no smaller than sixteen (16) square inches and no larger than ninety-four (94) square inches stating "No Soliciting" which shall be posted on or near the main entrance of the private property and not within the public right-of-way. (c) The display of said placard shall be deemed to constitute notice to any solicitor that the inhabitant of the residence does not desire to invite solicitors.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 90).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 16-28(a) lets any occupant of a residence, or a multi-family dwelling, refuse solicitors simply by displaying a clearly visible, weatherproof placard no smaller than 16 square inches and no larger than 94 square inches, reading "No Soliciting," posted on or near the main entrance and not within the public right-of-way. Sec. 16-28(b) extends the same option to an entire subdivision: residents can post one placard at the subdivision entrance to cover every residence inside it. Under Sec. 16-28(c), that placard alone counts as legal notice that the occupant does not want solicitors, no separate request is required.
Sec. 16-29 then obligates every solicitor, registered or not, to check the main entrance for a posted placard before approaching, and to desist immediately if one is up; trying to get around a posted sign through a ruse, deception, or a concealed purpose to solicit is itself a separate violation, and holding a valid registration certificate does not excuse it. A solicitor asked to leave by an occupant must depart immediately and peacefully. Sec. , and no door-to-door solicitation is permitted at all on city-recognized holidays.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring a posted "No Soliciting" placard, using deception to get past one, or soliciting outside the permitted hours in Sec. 16-30 is a violation of Article II punished under Sec. 16-31 pursuant to the general penalty in Sec. 1-9, a fine of up to $500 and/or up to six months in jail. Holding a valid certificate of registration does not excuse a solicitor from either the placard rule or the hours restriction.
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