Ada County, ID Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- No-knock trigger
- Posted 'No Peddlers/Solicitation' sign
- Hours exception
- Special permit from county commissioners
- Last amended
- Ord. 987, 12-23-2024
- Violation penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to 30 days jail
Summary
Ada County bars peddlers and solicitors from any home posted 'No Peddlers Allowed' or 'No Solicitation Allowed,' and confines door-to-door activity to 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. countywide, with the board able to grant licensed operators a special-permit exception to the hours.
A. Hours Restriction: Peddlers and solicitors shall only engage in their activities between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and eight o'clock (8:00) P.M. A special permit may be sought by licensed peddlers and solicitors, in which case the board of Ada County commissioners may grant an exception to this subsection... D. Premises Restriction: Peddlers and solicitors shall not enter upon any premises when the same is posted with a sign stating "No Peddlers Allowed" or "No Solicitation Allowed" or other words to such effect.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Code current through: Ord. 1018, passed 3-24-2026).
Full Breakdown
Ada County Code 4-1-10 sets the restrictions that apply to every licensed peddler and solicitor operating in the unincorporated county. , though a licensee can seek a special permit and the board of Ada County commissioners may grant an exception to that window. Subsection B lets the board prohibit peddling and soliciting activities in specific areas from time to time if it determines the prohibition is necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare. , as restrictions under the chapter. Subsection D, the no-knock rule itself, bars peddlers and solicitors from entering any premises posted with a sign reading 'No Peddlers Allowed' or 'No Solicitation Allowed' or other words to that effect; the county does not run its own do-not-solicit registry, so a resident's own posted sign is what triggers the prohibition, and it was most recently amended by Ordinance 987 on December 23, 2024. window without a special permit is violating the same chapter that requires the underlying license in the first place.
Violations & Fines
Violating the hours limit, entering a posted no-solicitation property, or ignoring a board-ordered area prohibition is a misdemeanor under 4-1-14, carrying a fine under Idaho Code section 18-113 or up to 30 days in the Ada County Jail, with each day of continuing violation a separate offense. The county clerk or board of commissioners can also revoke the offender's peddler or solicitor license under 4-1-11 for conducting activities contrary to the chapter, after written notice and a hearing under 4-1-12; the licensee has 14 days to appeal under 4-1-13.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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