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Chattanooga, TN Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Qualifying signs
NO TRESPASSING, NO PEDDLERS OR AGENTS
Verbal request
Counts same as a posted sign
Covers
Commercial and noncommercial handbills
Exempt
U.S. mail and newspapers

Summary

A posted 'NO PEDDLERS OR AGENTS,' 'NO TRESPASSING,' or 'NO ADVERTISEMENT' sign, or a resident's verbal request, bars handbill distribution and solicitation at that Chattanooga address.

No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any private premises, if requested by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on such premises in a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof a sign bearing the words: "NO TRESPASSING", "NO PEDDLERS OR AGENTS", "NO ADVERTISEMENT" or any similar notice, indicating in any manner that the occupants of such premises do not desire to be molested...

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 40 Update 1).

Full Breakdown

Chattanooga's Anti-Litter Code makes it unlawful to distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill on private premises where a resident has asked the distributor not to, or where a sign is posted near the entrance reading "NO TRESPASSING," "NO PEDDLERS OR AGENTS," "NO ADVERTISEMENT," or similar language showing the occupants don't want to be solicited. The rule also covers unposted, inhabited premises: handing material directly to a resident is allowed, but leaving it unattended is restricted, while mail carriers and delivered newspapers are exempted from the section entirely.

Violations & Fines

Distributing handbills, canvassing, or soliciting after being told to stop, or at an address posted 'NO PEDDLERS OR AGENTS'/'NO TRESPASSING'/'NO ADVERTISEMENT,' violates Sec. 18-154 and is a citable Anti-Litter Code offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a 'No Soliciting' sign legally stop peddlers in Chattanooga?
A sign reading 'NO TRESPASSING,' 'NO PEDDLERS OR AGENTS,' or 'NO ADVERTISEMENT' near your entrance makes further handbill distribution or solicitation there unlawful under Sec. 18-154.
What if I don't have a sign but tell a solicitor to leave?
Same effect. Sec. 18-154 treats a verbal request from anyone on the premises not to distribute material as legally equal to a posted sign.

Sources & Official References

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