Deerfield Beach, FL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Section 46-37 requires anyone conducting door-to-door solicitation or canvassing in Deerfield Beach to first obtain a city permit, but the hours and no-knock protections apply regardless of permit status. , and forbids it entirely on Sundays. Subsection (f)(2) gives residents a direct no-knock tool: no solicitation or canvassing is permitted at any residence displaying a sign, visible within ten feet of the front door, reading 'No Solicitation,' 'No Trespassing,' or 'Keep Out,' and residents are expressly authorized to post such a sign as long as it is no larger than two square feet.

00 for canvassing, requires a criminal background disclosure, and bars anyone convicted of a felony in the last fifteen years, or certain misdemeanors, from being issued one. Permits are valid up to 90 days, must be worn visibly by the solicitor, and are subject to additional field rules such as leaving immediately when an occupant asks and never soliciting children under 14. The section exempts tax-exempt nonprofits, religious organizations, political campaigns, and newspaper subscription sellers from the permit requirement, though the hours and sign-based no-knock rule still govern any door-to-door activity in the city.