Grant County, WA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- GCC 8.28.150, posted-property handbills
- Trigger
- Verbal refusal or posted No-Peddlers sign
- Covers
- Commercial and noncommercial handbills
- Default penalty
- Up to $10/day under GCC 8.28.250
- No registry
- Posted sign or verbal refusal, not a list
- Enforcement
- Sheriff, fire marshal, building & health staff
Summary
Grant County Code 8.28.150 makes it unlawful to throw, deposit or distribute commercial or noncommercial handbills, including flyers and canvassing literature, on private property in unincorporated Grant County once the occupant asks a person not to, or posts a sign reading No Trespassing, No Peddlers or Agents, No Advertisements, or similar language near the entrance.
8.28.150 - Prohibiting distribution of handbills where property posted. No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbills upon any private residence or other private property, if requested by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on said residence or property in a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof, a sign bearing the words: "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," "No Advertisements," or any similar notice, indicating in any manner that the occupants of said residence or property do not desire to be molested or have their right of privacy disturbed, or to have any such handbills left upon such premises.
Full Breakdown
220 states the chapter's purpose is countywide litter control, including uncontrolled distribution of advertising matter. The section bars anyone from throwing, depositing or distributing a commercial or noncommercial handbill on a private residence or other private property once the occupant has verbally asked them not to, or once a sign is posted in a conspicuous spot near the entrance reading No Trespassing, No Peddlers or Agents, No Advertisements, or a similar notice showing the occupants do not want to be solicited or have their privacy disturbed.
mail and properly placed newspapers. Grant County has no central no-solicitation registry; the posted-sign or verbal-refusal method is the mechanism a resident uses to opt out. 28 that carries no specific penalty is fined up to $10 per violation, and each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense. 210, who can issue citations or make a warrantless arrest for a chapter violation.
Violations & Fines
Because Section 8.28.150 carries no penalty of its own, the chapter's default penalty in GCC 8.28.250 applies: a fine of not more than $10 for each violation, with every day the violation continues counted as a separate offense. Enforcement officers may issue citations under GCC 8.28.210.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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