East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Individual sign
- legible 'No Soliciting' sign at entranceway
- Subdivision registry
- HOA resolution plus signs at every entrance
- Registry filing
- certified copy to revenue division of finance
- Sign approval
- chief traffic engineer must approve subdivision sign
- Default peddling hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Trespass penalty
- up to $25 fine or 20 days jail
Summary
A resident in Baton Rouge or East Baton Rouge Parish can shut the door on peddlers two ways: posting an individual 'No Soliciting' sign at the entranceway, which turns any solicitor's entry into criminal trespass, or joining a subdivision-wide no-peddling registry through the homeowners' association, filed with the parish revenue division and posted at every subdivision entrance.
House-to-house peddling shall be allowed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. with the following exceptions: a. A "No Solicitation" sign has been posted at the residence in accordance with 12:152(a)(1)c.; or b. By resolution of the board of the homeowners' association, a sign has been posted at each entrance to a recognized single family residential subdivision designating the subdivision as a no peddling area. A certified copy of the resolution shall be provided to the revenue division of the department of finance. The sign shall clearly state that house-to-house peddling is prohibited in the subdivision and shall be legible and visible from the public street. No sign shall be posted pursuant to this subsection without the approval of the chief traffic engineer.
Full Breakdown
Sec. , but it builds in two ways for a residence or a whole subdivision to opt out entirely. The first is an individual sign: peddling is barred once a 'No Solicitation' sign has been posted at the residence in accordance with 12:152(a)(1)c. That cross-referenced trespass section gives the sign teeth, defining trespass to include the unauthorized and intentional entry, for purposes of solicitation, canvassing, or peddling, upon residential premises posted 'No Soliciting' by the owner or occupant, provided that the sign shall be legible and visible at the entranceway to the premises.
The code's definition of canvassing is broad, including the solicitation of votes, subscriptions, or opinions from a district or group of people, the distribution of literature, the collection of signatures for petitions, the dissemination of views and the solicitation of funds. The second route is a subdivision-wide registry: by resolution of the board of the homeowners' association, a sign has been posted at each entrance to a recognized single family residential subdivision designating the subdivision as a no peddling area. The HOA must send a certified copy of that resolution to the revenue division of the department of finance, the entrance sign has to be legible and visible from the public street, and no such sign can go up without the approval of the chief traffic engineer.
Violations & Fines
Entering a posted residence to solicit, canvass, or peddle is criminal trespass under Sec. 12:152, punishable by a fine of not more than $25 or imprisonment of not more than 20 days, per Sec. 12:152(d). Peddling that otherwise violates the chapter, including ignoring a subdivision's registered no-peddling signs, is a separate nuisance offense under Sec. 12:202, carrying up to a $500 fine, 60 days in jail, and a two-year revocation of the peddler's permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a 'No Soliciting' sign actually stop peddlers legally in Baton Rouge?
Can an entire subdivision ban door-to-door peddling?
What happens if someone ignores a posted no-soliciting sign?
Sources & Official References
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