Hampton, VA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign placement
- conspicuous, near usual entrance
- Applies to
- permitted commercial solicitors only
- Related offense
- trespass after forbidden, § 24-33
- Penalty
- Class 1 misdemeanor, § 31-18
Summary
Hampton residents and businesses can bar permitted commercial solicitors from their property by posting a conspicuous sign near the entrance saying they don't want solicitors, and entry without consent is unlawful.
No holder of a solicitor's permit issued under this article shall enter in or upon any house, building or other structure or any land or property, without the prior consent of the owner or occupant thereof, where there is placed or posted on the premises, in a conspicuous position at or near the usual means of ingress, a sign or other form of notice stating or indicating that the owner or occupant thereof forbids or otherwise does not desire persons engaged in such or similar activity to enter upon the premises.
(Code 1964, § 36-17; Ord. No. 17, § 10; Ord. No. 1464, 3-1-07)
Cross reference— Trespass after having been forbidden so to do, § 24-33.
Secs. 31-23—31-35. - Reserved.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 | Zoning: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
Under § 31-22, a holder of a solicitor's permit issued under Article II may not enter a house, building, or land without the owner's or occupant's prior consent once a sign or other notice is posted in a conspicuous spot at or near the usual point of entry stating the owner does not want such solicitation. The rule only binds solicitors covered by this article, those who take payment or a deposit in advance of final delivery under § 31-17, and is cross-referenced to the general trespass-after-forbidden offense in § 24-33 rather than a separate no-knock registry or hours restriction.
Violations & Fines
A solicitor who enters posted property without consent violates § 31-22 and can also be charged with trespass after having been forbidden under § 24-33; violating the solicitors article generally is a Class 1 misdemeanor under § 31-18.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a 'No Soliciting' sign stop all door knockers in Hampton?
What law makes ignoring my posted sign illegal?
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