South Carolina has no statewide no-knock registry, so in Dorchester County a posted no-soliciting sign is your main tool. Commercial solicitors are expected to honor a clear posted notice; protected canvassers keep their right to knock.
Dorchester County residents who want to stop door-to-door sales rely mainly on a clearly posted no-soliciting sign, since South Carolina maintains no statewide no-knock registry. A licensed commercial solicitor who ignores a posted notice, or who keeps soliciting after being asked to leave, can be reported to the county and may face loss of the solicitation privilege under the business rules. The protection reaches commercial sellers; religious, political, and charitable canvassers keep their constitutional right to knock regardless of a sign, though many honor posted requests by custom. Some municipalities, such as Summerville, may run their own sign or registry programs.
A commercial solicitor who ignores a posted no-soliciting sign or refuses to leave can be reported to code enforcement or the sheriff and may lose the county solicitation privilege.
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