Austin, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Under Austin City Code Sec. 9-4-22, Solicitation Between Certain Hours Prohibited, a person commits an offense if the person solicits contributions between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. by going to the door of a residence. The section traces to 1992 Code Section 10-1-25 and sits in Chapter 9-4, Article 2, Offenses Relating to Streets and Public Places, alongside other public-conduct rules such as the curfew on Austin Water Utility property (Sec. 9-4-20) and the prohibition on urinating or defecating in public (Sec. 9-4-15).

The section is distinct from Austin's broader "aggressive solicitation" ordinance, Sec. 9-4-13, which separately bans solicitation citywide between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when it involves following pedestrians, blocking their path, or using abusive language, and applies to any public area, not just a residence's front door. Sec. 9-4-22 instead targets a narrower category: someone physically approaching a residential door to ask for a monetary contribution overnight, such as a charity canvasser, political fundraiser, or subscription seller. It applies to every residence in the city regardless of any posted no-solicitation sign.

Because Sec. 9-4-22 does not state its own penalty, enforcement falls under the citywide default in Sec. 1-1-99(B)(1): the offense is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500, prosecuted in Austin Municipal Court.