Johns Creek, GA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Posted sign
- Legally enforceable no-solicit notice
- Allowed hours
- 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
- Applies to
- All door-to-door solicitors, licensed or not
- Must leave if asked
- Immediately, invited or not
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Posting a written 'no solicitors' sign makes it an unlawful nuisance for door-to-door solicitors to ring the bell in Johns Creek, and no one may solicit any residence before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., sign or not.
(b) It is hereby declared to be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance for any person to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell upon or near any door...if the occupant of said residence has made it clear, by written sign or otherwise, that solicitors are not invited. (d) ...to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell upon or near any door of a residence located thereon, or rap or knock upon any door...engage in soliciting as herein defined, prior to 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under § 22-123(b), it's unlawful and a nuisance for anyone to ring a doorbell or otherwise try to get a resident's attention for soliciting once the occupant has made clear, by written sign or otherwise, that solicitors aren't invited. Separately, § 22-123(d) bars ringing doorbells or knocking to solicit any Johns Creek residence, licensed or not, before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. A solicitor who gains entry, invited or not, must leave immediately when the occupant asks (§ 22-123(c)). Fraud, cheating or misrepresentation by a licensed solicitor is also a violation of the article (§ 22-123(a)).
Violations & Fines
Violating the posted-sign rule, the 8 a.m.-9 p.m. hours, or the leave-on-request rule is a nuisance and an offense under § 22-118, punishable under § 1-7 by up to a $1,000 fine, six months' jail, or both.
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