Dearborn, MI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- No city registry
- Sign or verbal refusal is the mechanism
- Valid signs
- 'No Soliciting,' 'No Peddlers or Agents,' etc.
- Citywide curfew
- 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. banned
- Applies to
- Commercial and noncommercial solicitors alike
- Also in commercial article
- Same rule repeated at Sec. 12-285
Summary
Dearborn has no formal no-solicitation registry -- a posted 'No Soliciting' sign or a resident's verbal refusal is what legally bars a solicitor, and citywide hours cap all door-to-door solicitation and canvassing to between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
A solicitor or a canvasser shall not solicit or canvass between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or canvass for religious, political, charitable or public interest reasons upon any premises if requested by anyone in control of the premises not to do so, or if there is placed on such premises... a sign bearing the words "No Soliciting," "No Peddlers or Agents," "No Canvassing," "No Agents" ... indicating... that the occupants ... do not desire to have solicitors or canvassers call upon them.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-07: Code: Updated through: July 22, 2026 | Zoning: Updated through: July 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Dearborn doesn't run a city do-not-knock list. Instead, a resident's own posted sign or spoken refusal is legally binding: Code Sec. 12-298 makes it unlawful to solicit or canvass any premises bearing a conspicuous 'No Soliciting,' 'No Peddlers or Agents,' 'No Canvassing,' or 'No Agents' sign, or after being told by anyone in control of the premises not to. Separately, Sec. 12-297 bars all solicitation and canvassing citywide between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., commercial and noncommercial alike.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring a posted 'No Soliciting' sign or a resident's refusal, or soliciting outside 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., violates Sec. 12-297 and Sec. 12-298 -- punishable under the Code's general penalty of up to $500 and 93 days in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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