Clarkstown, NY Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Registry form available
- Town Attorney's office / website
- Solicitation hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Sundays
- no soliciting at all
- First-offense fine
- up to $2,500
- Enforced by
- Police & Code Enforcement Officers
- Governing section
- § 208-19
Summary
Clarkstown lets any property owner bar door-to-door solicitors by signing up for the Town's Do-Not-Knock Registry under Code § 208-19. Licensed solicitors must obtain the current registry from the Town Clerk and may not approach any listed address or any home displaying a no-solicitation sign, on top of a Townwide 9 a.m.-to-9 p.m. solicitation window that excludes Sundays entirely.
A. Any owner or occupant of property located in the Town who wishes to prohibit soliciting on the premises shall complete a form available in the Town Attorney's office and on the Town's website. The completion of the form will allow the owner/occupant's premises to be included on a list of properties that do not permit solicitation (herein referred to as the 'Do-Not-Knock Registry' or 'registry'). ... D. Solicitors shall not solicit at any premises identified on the then-current Do-Not-Knock Registry, or at any premises displaying a sign or sticker prohibiting soliciting, trespassing or knocking.
Full Breakdown
Under § 208-19, a Clarkstown property owner or occupant who wants to keep solicitors away completes a form from the Town Attorney's office or the Town website; doing so adds the address to the 'Do-Not-Knock Registry,' and the Town Attorney's office also issues no-solicitation stickers for the door or mailbox. Removal from the list requires filing a separate form saying the owner no longer wants to be included. Every licensed solicitor must pick up the current registry from the Town Clerk when the license issues, keep an updated copy while working, and pay a copying fee if a fresh paper copy is requested (§ 208-19E); the Town Attorney's office supplies the Town Clerk with the latest list.
Section 208-19D bars soliciting at any registered address or any address posted with a no-soliciting, no-trespassing, or do-not-knock sign, though § 208-19F exempts requested services such as utility notices, phone-book drops, and regular newspaper delivery, and § 208-19G preserves lawful leafleting of commercial, political, or religious literature and any Town franchise agreement already in force. , and forbids it entirely on Sundays. Enforcement runs through the Police Department and Code Enforcement Officers under § 208-20, who may demand a solicitor's license on sight.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting a registered or posted address, or working outside the 9 a.m.-to-9 p.m., no-Sunday window, is a violation of Chapter 208 punishable the same as any other breach: up to $2,500 for a first offense, escalating to $2,500-$5,000, $7,500-$10,000, and $10,000-$15,000 for a second, third, and fourth-or-later offense within 18 months (§ 208-25), and repeated violations can support license suspension or revocation under §§ 208-22 and 208-23.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can solicitors come to my house on a Sunday?
Do Girl Scouts or a political canvasser have to check the registry?
Sources & Official References
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