Florence County, SC Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew
- No door-to-door soliciting 5:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m.
- No Soliciting signs
- Entering a posted property is unlawful
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Florence County
- Exempt groups
- Charitable, religious, civic, political organizations
- Registration
- Clerk of Court, with SLED background check
Summary
In unincorporated Florence County, door-to-door peddlers and fundraisers cannot approach a home between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and Sec. 17-40(e) makes it unlawful to enter any property posted with a 'No Soliciting' sign or to stay after being told to leave.
(a)In the unincorporated area of Florence County, no uninvited person shall engage in door-to-door peddling or solicitation of funds from public roads or right-of-ways as defined in this section between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. ... (e)It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in peddling or soliciting as described in this section by entering on any property on which a sign is displayed stating "No Soliciting" or words of similar effect or by refusing to leave any property after having been requested to do so by the owner or any occupant.
Full Breakdown
Article III of Chapter 17 regulates door-to-door peddling and solicitation in the unincorporated area. Sec. m. Subsection (e) backs a homeowner's own no-knock choice with the force of the ordinance, making it unlawful for any peddler or solicitor to enter a property displaying a 'No Soliciting' sign or similar wording, or to refuse to leave after the owner or an occupant asks them to. The section also bars 'aggressive manner' conduct under subsection (b), a term subsections (b)(1) through (6) define to include following or closely approaching someone after being told to stop, touching a person or their vehicle without consent, blocking a pedestrian or vehicle, using threatening gestures, returning to a property after being told not to come back, and using intimidating language.
Recognized charitable, benevolent, religious, political, civic and patriotic organizations and their representatives are expressly exempt from Sec. 17-40 under subsection (i), so a church canvass or a cookie drive is not covered by the curfew or the no-soliciting-sign rule. The provision was added by Ord. No. 06-2016/17 and amended by Ord. No. 14-2016/17.
Violations & Fines
Anyone who peddles or solicits after 5:00 p.m. and before 8:00 a.m., ignores a posted 'No Soliciting' sign, or refuses to leave when asked violates Sec. 17-40. The same section requires door-to-door solicitors to register with the Florence County Clerk of Court and pass a SLED criminal background check before going out, and Sec. 17-40(g) makes each licensee carry the license on their person while soliciting.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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