Huntsville, AL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Huntsville's residential soliciting law lives in Chapter 18, Article I, Division 1 of the Code of Ordinances, adopted by Ord. No. 12-60 on March 22, 2012. Sec. 18-3 lets any resident post a reasonably visible sign near the main entrance or the property line by the sidewalk reading 'No Solicitation' or 'No Trespassing'; once posted, every solicitor must first check for the notice and, if one exists, immediately and peacefully depart without attempting to conduct or engage in solicitation. Sec. 18-4 layers on further duties: a solicitor may not enter or follow anyone into a residence without an express invitation from a 'competent individual' (someone who reasonably appears at least 19, or an emancipated minor), must leave immediately if asked, may not touch a resident without consent, may not keep soliciting after being turned down, and may not use abusive, threatening, harassing, intimidating or coercive conduct.

Sec. , unless expressly invited in by a competent occupant. Commercial solicitors also need a permit under Sec. 18-8, issued by the city clerk-treasurer's office, while noncommercial solicitors, meaning residential advocacy or fundraising, are exempt under Sec. 18-8(c). A commercial applicant faces a background check for disqualifying factors under Sec. 18-2, including certain felony convictions within the last ten years, and can appeal a permit denial or revocation under Sec. 18-12.