Cedar Rapids, IA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- No Soliciting signs
- legally binding
- Solicitor hours
- 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Repeat visits
- barred within 14 days
- Enforced by
- police, § 42.14
Summary
Cedar Rapids makes a posted "No Soliciting" sign legally binding - vendors may not knock or ring the bell there - and caps solicitor hours to 8 a.m.-8 p.m. under Chapter 42's prohibited-acts section.
It shall be unlawful for a vendor to:
(a)Make more than one solicitation call at the same residential premises for identical goods, services, or contributions within any consecutive fourteen (14) day period without receiving prior invitation therefor from the occupants of the premises. This provision shall be construed to include solicitation upon the same premises by employees, agents, or other persons acting on behalf of the same person or company.(b)Knock or ring the bell of a private residence where a "No Soliciting" sign is clearly posted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24).
Full Breakdown
Section 42.12(b) makes it unlawful for any vendor to knock or ring the doorbell of a private residence with a clearly posted "No Soliciting" sign. The same section (42.12(a)) bars a second solicitation call at one residence for the same goods or services within 14 days absent an invitation. Solicitors separately may not operate before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m., or on federal holidays, without City Manager approval (§42.11(a)).
Violations & Fines
Knocking on a home posted "No Soliciting," or re-soliciting the same address within 14 days uninvited, violates § 42.12 and is enforced by police under § 42.14.
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