Madison and Dane County residents can post 'No Soliciting' signs enforceable under MGO §9.06. No formal city-maintained no-knock registry in Madison, but posted signs trigger citations when ignored. Political/religious canvassing remains constitutionally protected regardless of signage.
Madison enforces 'No Soliciting' signs under MGO §9.06: commercial direct sellers who knowingly approach a home with a visibly posted 'No Soliciting' or 'No Trespassing' sign are subject to citation. Madison does not operate a formal centralized no-knock registry like some cities, but property owners can document signage and photograph violations for enforcement. Fitchburg, Sun Prairie, Middleton, and Verona adopt similar sign-enforcement rules. Property owners may post 'No Trespassing' signs under WI Stat. §943.13 (criminal trespass to land); violators commit a Class B forfeiture. The constitutional limit remains clear: political canvassers, religious proselytizers (Jehovah's Witnesses, LDS missionaries, etc.), and nonprofit fundraisers may continue to approach homes regardless of commercial 'no soliciting' signs, per Martin v. City of Struthers, 319 US 141 (1943) and Watchtower Bible v. Stratton (2002). Madison and Dane County residents frustrated with canvassing should post clear signage and contact police non-emergency for commercial violators only.
Commercial solicitor ignoring posted sign: $50 to $250 first offense. Repeat: $100 to $500 plus possible permit revocation. Criminal trespass under WI §943.13: Class B forfeiture up to $1,000.
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