Bergenfield, NJ Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Section 227-2 of the Peddling and Soliciting chapter, as amended August 21 and September 4, 2018 by Ordinances No. 18-2529 and 18-2531, makes it unlawful for any peddler to engage in business within the Borough without a license, and separately bars peddlers from soliciting anywhere in Bergenfield without first receiving a copy of the Borough's No-Knock List identifying the property owners they are prohibited from approaching. Any Borough resident may register their name, address and unit or apartment number with the Borough Clerk to be placed on the list, indicating they do not want canvassers or solicitors of any kind approaching their home or seeking contact with occupants; the registration form is available online during normal business hours.

Registration lasts five years from the date filed, or until the resident asks in writing to be removed, and the Borough Clerk must keep the list updated and provide a current copy to every licensed peddler or registered solicitor. Once registered, a resident may buy a $1 decal reading 'DO NOT KNOCK; Registered on the No-Knock List with the Borough of Bergenfield Borough Clerk; VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED,' to display near the front door. Borough police, fire and other emergency service personnel are exempt from the no-approach rule.

A canvasser or solicitor who approaches or seeks contact with the occupants of a registered address violates § 227-2(E) and is subject to the penalties set out in § 227-9.