Lancaster, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign wording
- must read "NO SOLICITORS" (Sec. 5.04.220)
- Failure to leave
- unlawful once asked to go (Sec. 5.04.230)
- Soliciting hours
- 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. only (Sec. 5.04.240A)
- School buffer
- 500 feet during school hours (Sec. 5.04.240D)
- ID requirement
- verbal self-identification at first contact (Sec. 5.04.240B)
Summary
Lancaster residents can block door-to-door sales by posting a "NO SOLICITORS" sign near their main entrance under Municipal Code Section 5.04.220; peddlers who solicit a posted home without a prior invitation, or who refuse to leave after being asked, violate city law. Solicitation is also barred citywide before 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. except at the occupant's request.
No person shall engage in the sale of, taking orders or soliciting orders for goods, services, wares or merchandise as defined in Section 5.04.210 upon any premises without a prior invitation from the occupant thereof if such premises is posted against such solicitation by means of a notice prominently displayed on or near the main entrance to the premises or on or near any residence located thereon upon which is printed the legend: "NO SOLICITORS" (or words of similar import)... No person shall engage in the acts specified in Section 5.04.210 upon any premises after having been asked by the owner or occupant thereof to leave such premises... A.Other than upon prior initiation of the occupant, the activities defined in Section 5.04.210 shall be prohibited prior to nine a.m. and after six 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 10 - 2025).
Full Breakdown
04, the city's peddler and vendor ordinance, protects residents who do not want to be approached at home. 210, on any premises posted with a notice reading "NO SOLICITORS" or similar wording displayed prominently near the main entrance or residence, unless the occupant issued a prior invitation. 230 separately bars a peddler from continuing to solicit after the owner or occupant has asked the person to leave. , unless the school principal grants specific written permission for a designated safe vending area. 210: anyone traveling place to place offering goods or services, taking or soliciting orders, or selling from their person, a wagon, pushcart or vehicle, including hawkers, hucksters and street merchants.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting a posted "NO SOLICITORS" residence without an invitation, refusing to leave after being asked, canvassing outside the 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. window, or misrepresenting the purpose of a visit are all violations of Chapter 5.04, Article II, prosecutable under the general Title 5 violation and penalty provisions, which carry a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in county jail, or both, with each day of continued violation charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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