Knoxville, TN Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign size required
- At least 3x4 inches
- Allowed hours
- 9 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays
- Sundays/holidays
- Solicitation prohibited
- Applies to
- Commercial door-to-door solicitors
Summary
Posting a 'No Solicitors' sign at least 3 by 4 inches bars door-to-door solicitation on that property in Knoxville, which is also limited to 9 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in solicitation upon any premises or residence or business located thereon if such premises are posted against solicitation by means of a notice prominently displayed upon which is printed the legend "No Solicitors" or any like or similar legend. For the purposes of this section, a dwelling house or apartment or other place of residence shall be deemed to be posted against solicitation if there is exhibited, on or near the main entrance to the premises or on or near the main door to any residence located thereon, a sign at least three (3) inches by four (4) inches in size which bears the legend in letters at least one-third inch in height.
(Code 1962, § 35-31)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 80).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 16-444 makes it unlawful to solicit on any premises posted against solicitation with a sign reading 'No Solicitors' or a similar legend, displayed near the main entrance and at least three by four inches with letters no smaller than one-third inch. A companion provision, § 16-446, separately bars all door-to-door solicitation before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on weekdays, and prohibits it entirely on Sundays and state or national holidays.
Violations & Fines
Entering a posted property to solicit, or soliciting outside the 9 a.m.-9 p.m. weekday window, violates §§16-444 and 16-446 and is punishable under the Code's general penalty section, §1-9.
Frequently Asked Questions
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