Boynton Beach, FL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- No-knock hours
- 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- Governing section
- Sec. 17-44(c)
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 81-1 (1981), amended Ord. No. 86-35 (1986)
- Applies to
- All permitted residential door-to-door solicitors
- Max penalty
- $500 fine and/or 60 days jail (Sec. 17-45)
Summary
Boynton Beach bans residential door-to-door solicitation between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. citywide. The curfew sits inside the City's broader solicitor and canvasser ordinance, which also requires a visible ID badge and bars blocking traffic while going door to door.
Sec. 17-44. - Restrictions on behavior. In conducting solicitations: (a)Each solicitor shall wear an identification badge issued by the City. Each solicitor shall wear or clearly display an identification badge issued by the City or by the soliciting organization meeting the special conditions in section 17-42(e).(b)No solicitor may in any way obstruct, delay or interfere with vehicular traffic within the City.(c)There shall be no residential door to door solicitation between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. (Ord. No. 81-1, § 1, 1-20-81; Ord. No. 86-35, § 2, 10-7-86)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2 Update 4).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 17-44 of the City Code, titled Restrictions on behavior, lists three rules that apply to every solicitation once a permit is issued under Article II. Subsection (a) requires each solicitor to wear or clearly display an identification badge issued by the City or by the soliciting organization under the special conditions in Sec. 17-42(e). Subsection (b) bars a solicitor from obstructing, delaying, or interfering with vehicular traffic in the City. m. The restriction was adopted by Ord. No. 81-1 in 1981 and amended by Ord.
No. 86-35 in 1986, and it applies alongside the permit and identification-badge system set out earlier in the same article: solicitors and canvassers must already hold a City permit (Sec. 17-14), and each solicitor or manager must carry a City-issued badge or organizational identification approved by the City Clerk (Sec. 17-42(e)). curfew applies City-wide to every door-to-door solicitor regardless of whether a given household has objected. Violating the hours restriction is treated the same as any other breach of the article's conduct rules and can also support revocation of the underlying solicitation permit if it evidences conduct that constitutes a menace to public health, safety, or welfare under Sec. 17-22(a)(5).
Violations & Fines
Sec. 17-45 punishes a violation of any section of Article II, including the Sec. 17-44(c) hours restriction, by up to a $500 fine and/or 60 days in the county jail. A pattern of after-hours solicitation can also trigger permit revocation under Sec. 17-22 for conducting business in a manner constituting a menace to public safety or welfare, following written notice and a hearing; the permittee then has 14 days to appeal to the City Council under Sec. 17-23.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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