Chesapeake residents may post No Soliciting or No Trespassing signs to bar door-to-door solicitation. Commercial solicitors who ignore posted signs commit trespass. Religious and political canvassers must also respect posted signs and leave when asked.
Posted No Soliciting signs at the front door or property entrance serve as legal notice under Virginia trespass law (VA Code Section 18.2-119). Commercial solicitors holding city permits are required as a condition of the permit to skip properties with No Soliciting signs; violating this is grounds for permit revocation and trespass prosecution. For noncommercial canvassers (religious, political, charitable), the Supreme Court has held that sign-posting property owners may constitutionally bar approach, and refusal to leave after being asked constitutes trespass. Chesapeake does not maintain a formal Do Not Knock registry, but the national Direct Marketing Association Do Not Call registry and FTC Telemarketing rules apply to phone solicitation separately.
Trespass after posted sign or verbal notice: Class 1 misdemeanor under VA Code Section 18.2-119, up to 2,500 dollars and 12 months jail.
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