Georgetown, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 8:00 a.m. to sunset only
- No-solicit signs
- Binding under § 6.16.140
- Street soliciting
- Banned from streets/medians
- Registry
- None; enforcement is sign-based
- Violation
- Class C misdemeanor
Summary
Georgetown limits door-to-door peddling and soliciting to the hours between 8:00 a.m. and sunset under City Code Section 6.16.130, and bars anyone from approaching a property posting a sign clearly stating solicitors are unwelcome under Section 6.16.140. Soliciting from public streets or medians, or blocking street passage, is also prohibited regardless of permit status.
Sec. 6.16.130. - Hours and places of solicitations. A.No peddler or solicitor may conduct activities defined in Section 6.16.010 except between the hours of eight a.m. and sunset.B.No peddler or solicitor may peddle or solicit in the public streets, or from medians in the streets, within the City limits, or in any way block, obstruct, or unduly hinder passage on public streets within the City limits. Sec. 6.16.140. - No solicitor signs. Any peddler or solicitor who conducts or attempts to conduct business at a place where a sign clearly indicates that solicitors or peddlers are unwelcome is in violation of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 32 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 15).
Full Breakdown
030 (newspaper carriers, farmers, religious and political canvassers). and sunset; conducting the same activity outside those hours is a chapter violation even for exempt canvassers. 130(B) separately forbids peddling or soliciting from the public streets or street medians, or blocking, obstructing or unduly hindering passage on any public street within the City. 140 functions as Georgetown's no-knock rule: any peddler or solicitor who conducts or attempts to conduct business at a property posting a sign that clearly indicates solicitors or peddlers are unwelcome is in violation of the chapter, giving residents a self-enforcing way to opt out of door-to-door contact without registering on any City-run do-not-solicit list.
There is no separate no-knock registry in the Georgetown code; homeowners rely on posting a sign rather than filing a request with the Police Department. -to-sunset window.
Violations & Fines
Violating the hours limit, the street-and-median ban, or ignoring a posted no-solicitor sign is a Class C misdemeanor under Section 6.16.150, punishable by a fine up to the amount allowed by law. For permitted peddlers and solicitors, a documented violation can also trigger suspension or revocation of the permit under Sections 6.16.110 and 6.16.120, with revocation barring reapplication for one year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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