Clinton Township, MI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code of Ordinances § 882.08
- Covers
- Peddlers, solicitors, transient merchants
- Trigger
- Verbal refusal or posted no-soliciting sign
- Applies to
- Both residences and businesses
- Township do-not-knock list
- None; sign itself is notice
- Default penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 93 days jail
- Also enforced as
- Public nuisance per se, § 882.07
Summary
Clinton Township bars solicitors, peddlers and transient merchants from entering or calling on a residence or business once the occupant has said no or the property displays a "No Soliciting" or "No Solicitation" sign, under Code of Ordinances Section 882.08. The Township keeps no separate do-not-knock registry; the posted sign or verbal refusal is itself the legal notice, and returning after it is a criminal offense.
No person shall enter upon or call upon a place of residence or business within the Township and engage in solicitation or the activities of a peddler or a transient merchant after having been expressly notified by the occupant of the place of residence or place of business that no solicitation is desired, or if the place of residence or business visibly displays on its property or premises a sign indicating "No Soliciting," "No Solicitation" or other language conveying the message that no soliciting is desired.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Local legislation current through May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
08 applies to anyone engaged in solicitation or acting as a peddler or transient merchant, and bars them from entering or calling upon either a residence or a business once the occupant has expressly said no solicitation is desired, or once the property "visibly displays on its property or premises a sign" carrying that message. No Township-run opt-out list exists; the statute makes the property owner's own sign or verbal refusal legally binding on its own. 02(o), which require any solicitor admitted onto a premises to stay within the owner's or occupant's direct line of sight and leave the dwelling if that person steps out of view.
00 or imprisonment of not more than 93 days, or both, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense. 07 additionally deems any violation of the chapter, including ignoring a no-soliciting sign, a public nuisance per se that the Township may abate through court action. 06(b), any of which may issue an appearance ticket to a solicitor who ignores a posted sign or a resident's refusal.
Violations & Fines
Violating Section 882.08 by re-entering or calling on a property after refusal or a posted "No Soliciting" sign draws the Code's general penalty under Section 202.99: up to $500.00 in fines or up to 93 days imprisonment, or both, with each continuing day a separate offense. The Township may also pursue the violation as an abatable public nuisance under Section 882.07, and the Police, Ordinance Enforcement or Building Departments may issue appearance tickets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a "No Soliciting" sign have legal force in Clinton Township?
Is there a Township do-not-knock registry residents can sign up for?
What happens if a solicitor ignores my no-soliciting sign?
Does this rule cover businesses as well as homes?
Sources & Official References
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