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Clarksville, 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

Do-not-knock registry
None in Clarksville
What works instead
A posted sign
Accepted wording
No peddling, solicitation, or trespassing
Refusing to leave
Trespass and civil violation
Lawful hours
Daylight, Monday through Saturday

Summary

Clarksville runs no do-not-knock registry. A posted sign does the work: ignoring one, or refusing to leave when asked, is a trespass and a civil violation under Section 5-214.

It shall be unlawful, and deemed to be a trespass, and shall constitute a civil violation of this chapter, for any peddler permittee, conducting peddler activities, to refuse, or to fail, to leave promptly the private premises of any person who requests or directs the permittee to leave.

Source: City of Clarksville Code of OrdinancesView official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 110 Update 2 | Zoning Ordinance: Supplement 6).

Full Breakdown

Chapter 2 of Title 5 contains no registration list for residents, unlike La Vergne, Goodlettsville, Collierville and Metro Nashville, which each maintain one. Section 5-214 instead makes the posted sign enforceable. The words that trigger it are no peddling, no solicitation, no trespassing, or words of similar import, posted in a manner reasonably calculated to give notice. Two separate acts are civil violations: coming onto posted property for solicitation, and failing to leave promptly when the occupant asks. Section 5-214 also confines door-to-door sales to daylight, barring peddler activity from dusk through dawn Monday through Saturday.

Violations & Fines

Ignoring a posted sign or refusing to leave is a trespass and a civil violation of Chapter 2. Clarksville Police enforce it and cite permittees to city court under Section 5-206.5.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get on Clarksville's no-knock list?
There is no list. Post a sign reading no peddling, no solicitation or no trespassing. Section 5-214 makes ignoring it a trespass and a civil violation.
A solicitor came at 9 p.m. Is that allowed?
No. Section 5-214 bars peddler activity from dusk through dawn Monday through Saturday, with the intent that door-to-door sales occur only during daylight hours.
Who do I call about a solicitor who will not leave?
Clarksville Police. Section 5-206.5 gives the department authority to enforce the chapter and cite permittees to city court for any violation.

Sources & Official References

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