Hackensack, NJ Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Chapter 121, Peddling and Soliciting, gives Hackensack residents a direct no-knock tool alongside a licensing scheme enforced by the Police Department. Section 121-9B bars any peddler or solicitor from conducting or attempting to conduct business at any residence or property posted with a sign indicating that peddling and soliciting is prohibited there; posting the sign converts a knock at that door into a code violation. , prevailing time, Monday through Saturday, so there is no lawful soliciting on Sundays or after dark any day. Section 121-9C separately bars parking a peddling vehicle on a public street for more than five minutes, and peddlers must keep continuously moving between locations rather than working a fixed spot.

Anyone exempt from the license fee and application requirements under § 121-4B, such as recognized charitable or religious canvassers, must still register with the Police Department under § 121-14 before starting, giving their name, address, sponsoring organization, and the area and duration of the canvass; the registry is kept on file and available to any resident who asks. Licensed peddlers must carry their license and produce it on request from a City official or a resident whose door they knock on, per § 121-8A. Chapter 121 sets no penalty of its own, so violations default to the citywide penalty in § 1-15A.