Flint, MI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Posted-sign rule
- "No Solicitors or Peddlers" bars entry
- Allowed hours
- 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Penalty
- Municipal civil infraction
Summary
Flint bars solicitors from knocking at any address posted 'No Solicitors or Peddlers' and caps all door-to-door solicitation to the hours of 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Solicit under this article after 7:00 p.m.; Solicit without the express prior permission of an occupant, at any residence address or apartment complex where there is posted a sign stating: “No Solicitors or Peddlers.”; Engage in door-to-door solicitation or sales prior to 10:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. on any day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2016 Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 3821, passed 3-1-2012).
Full Breakdown
City of Flint Code § 12-185.1 makes it a prohibited act to solicit at a residence or apartment complex posted with a 'No Solicitors or Peddlers' sign without the occupant's express prior permission, to solicit after 7:00 p.m., or to engage in door-to-door solicitation or sales before 10:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. on any day. A violation is a municipal civil infraction under §§ 1-10 through 1-21.
Violations & Fines
Any person, association or corporation violating §§ 12-180 through 12-185.1 is responsible for a municipal civil infraction under §§ 1-10 through 1-21.
Frequently Asked Questions
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