Henry County, GA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign effect
- "No Soliciting" postings are legally binding
- Covered property
- Residences, apartment complexes, shopping centers
- Refusal rule
- Refusing to leave counts as harassment
- Max penalty
- $500 fine and/or 60 days jail
- Court
- Henry County Magistrate Court
Summary
Henry County makes it unlawful under Code of Ordinances § 3-3-46(2)(e)(4) for any canvasser or solicitor to solicit or canvass a private premises displaying a sign, plaque or other posting declaring "No Soliciting" or a similar prohibition. The same subsection separately bars soliciting at a residence, apartment complex or shopping center without the occupant's or owner's express prior permission where a no-solicitation sign is posted.
It shall be unlawful for a canvasser or solicitor to perform any of the following acts: ... Without the express prior permission of an occupant or property owner, to solicit at any residence, apartment complex, or shopping center, other than areas open to public parking, where a sign has been posted prohibiting such solicitation; ... To solicit or canvass on any private premises upon which is displayed a sign, plaque or other posting declaring "No Soliciting" or other similar prohibition.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Section 3-3-46 regulates door-to-door canvassing and soliciting across unincorporated Henry County, and subsection (2)(e) lists acts that are unlawful for any canvasser or solicitor regardless of registration status. Paragraph 4 of that list makes it unlawful to solicit or canvass on any private premises upon which is displayed a sign, plaque or other posting declaring "No Soliciting" or other similar prohibition. Paragraph 2 backs that up for shared and semi-public property, barring solicitation at any residence, apartment complex or shopping center, other than areas open to public parking, where a sign has been posted prohibiting solicitation and the occupant or property owner has not given express prior permission.
Paragraph 3 treats remaining on private premises after being asked to leave, or continuing to solicit on public streets after being refused, as harassment, a separate unlawful act under the same subsection. These no-soliciting protections apply on top of the county's general registration and fee system: even a solicitor who has registered with the revenue collection officer, paid the regulatory fee and carries a county identity card still commits a violation by knocking on a door posted against solicitation. 00, up to sixty days in the county jail, or both.
Violations & Fines
Knocking on or approaching a residence, apartment complex or shopping center posted "No Soliciting" violates § 3-3-46(2)(e)(2) and (4) even for a properly registered solicitor. Refusing to leave after being asked, or continuing to solicit after a refusal, is treated as harassment under § 3-3-46(2)(e)(3). Any violation of the article is punishable in Henry County Magistrate Court by up to a $500.00 fine, sixty days in jail, or both, under § 3-3-46(6)(a).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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