A posted no-soliciting sign carries legal weight in Orange County. A commercial solicitor who ignores a clear notice or refuses to leave can be cited and charged with trespass under North Carolina law. Protected canvassers keep their right to knock.
Orange County residents back their own no-soliciting decisions through North Carolina trespass law rather than a countywide registry. A clearly posted no-soliciting or no-trespassing sign gives notice, and a commercial solicitor who enters or remains after being told to leave can be charged with trespass under the state statutes. Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough may also revoke a solicitor's town permit for ignoring posted notices. The protection reaches commercial door-to-door sales; religious, political, and charitable canvassers keep their constitutional right to approach a home regardless of a posted sign, though many honor it by custom. A sign applies to the specific property where it is posted.
A commercial solicitor who knocks at a posted no-soliciting home, or refuses to leave after notice, faces a trespass charge under North Carolina law and possible revocation of any town-issued solicitor permit.
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