Hanford, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- No-knock hours
- sunset to sunrise
- Posted-premises ban
- no soliciting where signed
- Invited exception
- occupant invitation lifts nighttime ban
- Enforcement
- chief of police
Summary
Hanford, California bars permitted solicitors from knocking between sunset and sunrise and from any home posted against soliciting, under Kings County's city code.
It is unlawful for any permittee under the provisions of this chapter to solicit or canvass, take orders or sell or attempt to sell any goods, wares, merchandise or services at any dwelling house, mobilehome or building during the period between sunset and sunrise unless the permittee has been invited to come to such dwelling house, mobilehome or building by the person in possession thereof.
B. Soliciting Posted Premises Prohibited. It is unlawful for any permittee under the provisions of this chapter to solicit or canvass, take orders or sell or attempt to sell any goods, wares, merchandise or services at any dwelling house, mobilehome or building when any such dwelling house, mobile-home or building has conspicuously posted on it a sign forbidding soliciting, canvassing or peddling. (Prior code § 5-4.09)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4873707; v4 updated 2026-03-17).
Full Breakdown
Hanford Municipal Code § 5.48.090 bars a permittee from soliciting, canvassing, taking orders, or selling at any dwelling, mobilehome, or building between sunset and sunrise unless the occupant invited the visit. It separately bars soliciting at any dwelling, mobilehome, or building that has conspicuously posted a sign forbidding soliciting, canvassing, or peddling. The chief of police is charged with requiring permit holders to produce their permit and with enforcing the chapter against violators.
Violations & Fines
Violating the nighttime or posted-premises bans is a chapter violation enforceable by the police chief and grounds for permit revocation by the council after notice and hearing; conviction is an infraction under Government Code § 36900(b).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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