Daytona Beach, FL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily
- Sunday
- No solicitation allowed
- No soliciting sign
- Opt-out for any address, § 66-33
- Permit required first
- § 66-61
- Enforcement
- Suspension, then revocation after hearing
- Permits
- Non-transferable, must be carried
Summary
Daytona Beach bans door-to-door soliciting wherever a resident or business posts a "no soliciting" sign, and separately limits licensed solicitors, canvassers and peddlers to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, with no solicitation allowed at all on Sundays.
Sec. 66-33. - Display of no soliciting signs. No soliciting shall be permitted where any resident or commercial establishment or other type of dwelling house displays a no soliciting sign. (Code 1970, § 31-9) ... Sec. ... 66-65( ... b) Hours for solicitation within the city shall be between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily except Sunday. Violation of these hours of solicitation shall be grounds for the permit and licensing division to suspend any permit granted for solicitation. After an appropriate hearing, the permit and licensing division is authorized to revoke any permit issued for violating these hours of solicitation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 78 | Land Development Code: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
" That sign controls regardless of whether the solicitor holds a valid city permit. Separately, § 66-61 makes it unlawful for any solicitor, canvasser, peddler or transient merchant, as those terms are defined in § 66-31, to operate in the city without first obtaining a permit and license from the permit and licensing division. Getting one requires a sworn written application under § 66-62 and a police background check into the applicant's business and moral character under § 66-63; a temporary permit can be issued under § 66-64 while that review is pending.
daily, except Sunday, when no solicitation may occur at all. Violating those hours is grounds for the permit and licensing division to suspend the permit, and after a hearing, to revoke it under § 66-65(a). Permits must be carried on the licensee's person and are non-transferable under § 66-66. A related provision, § 66-32, separately bars solicitors from using horns, bells or amplified sound on city streets or at private premises where the volume disturbs occupants.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting outside the permitted 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. window, soliciting at all on a Sunday, or approaching an address posting a "no soliciting" sign is grounds for the permit and licensing division to suspend a solicitor's permit under § 66-65, and to revoke it after a hearing. Operating as a solicitor, canvasser, peddler or transient merchant without any permit at all is separately unlawful under § 66-61.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Daytona Beach resident stop door-to-door solicitors just by posting a sign?
What hours can licensed solicitors knock on doors in Daytona Beach?
Do peddlers and canvassers need a permit before going door to door in Daytona Beach?
What happens if a permitted solicitor violates the Daytona Beach solicitation hours?
Sources & Official References
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