Issaquah, WA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Section 5.06.120 sets the daily window for door-to-door selling in Issaquah: no person required to obtain a solicitor's license may engage in the business of solicitation between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. The ban leaves the hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. open to licensed solicitors.

Who is covered follows the license requirement. Section 5.06.020 requires a license of anyone acting as a solicitor within the City limits and lists the persons eligible for exemption: farmers selling what they grew or produced (not firewood), charitable, religious or nonprofit organizations with tax exempt status under 26 USC 501(c)(3), and newspaper subscription solicitors.

The hours rule sits beside other conduct rules in the chapter. Under § 5.06.100 no solicitor, nor any person in the solicitor's behalf, shall shout, make any outcry, blow a horn, ring a bell, or use any sound device, including any loudspeaking radio or sound-amplifying system, to attract attention to goods, wares or merchandise. Under § 5.06.110 a solicitor has no right to a stationary location in a public right-of-way. Under § 5.06.060 the license must be shown at the time of any solicitation and upon request by a police officer.

Enforcement runs through the Building Official and the Issaquah police. The police report all convictions for violations of the chapter to the Building Official, who keeps a record for each license issued and records the reports of violation there (§ 5.06.130). A violation of a City ordinance in connection with the licensed business is also grounds for suspension or revocation under § 5.06.080, whether or not the licensee has been convicted in court. Licenses cost $30.00 per year under § 5.06.050 and expire on June 30th under § 5.06.070.