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Livonia, MI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

No-knock trigger
posted sign or verbal refusal
Soliciting curfew
9 a.m. to sunset+30 min
Governing sections
§ 5.66.100, § 5.66.110
Enforcing agency
Livonia Police Department
Penalty
misdemeanor, up to $500/90 days

Summary

Livonia backs up 'No Soliciting' signs with law: once a resident posts a sign on the door facing the street, or tells a solicitor directly, no peddler, canvasser or transient merchant may enter the property or knock again. Door-to-door solicitation is also barred citywide before 9 a.m. or later than a half hour after sunset.

No solicitor, canvasser, peddler or transient merchant, as defined herein, shall enter upon and/or call upon a place of residence or business within the city after having been expressly notified by the occupant of the place of residence or business or where a sign is posted on the door facing the street of the residence or business that no solicitation is desired. ... It is unlawful for any person to engage in door-to-door canvassing or solicitation prior to nine a.m. or later than one-half (½) hour after sunset.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64 | Zoning: Supplement 3).

Full Breakdown

100 makes it unlawful for any solicitor, canvasser, peddler or transient merchant to enter upon or call at a residence or business after the occupant has expressly said no solicitation is wanted, or after a sign to that effect is posted on the door facing the street. Either condition alone is enough to trigger the ban: Livonia does not require residents to register on any separate city-run do-not-knock list. or later than a half hour after sunset, regardless of whether a sign is posted. 060).

030, separately bars leaving newspapers, advertisements or other written materials at a premises after the resident objects or posts a no-solicitation sign facing the street. 100 prohibition on returning.

Violations & Fines

Entering or calling at a home or business after a no-solicitation sign or verbal refusal, or canvassing outside the 9 a.m.-to-half-hour-after-sunset window, is a misdemeanor under the citywide penalty in Section 1.12.010: up to a $500 fine, up to 90 days in jail, or both. The Livonia Police Department enforces the door-to-door rules and can also revoke a solicitor's identification card for repeat violations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I stop door-to-door solicitors in Livonia?
Post a sign on the door facing the street saying no solicitation is desired, or tell the solicitor directly. Under Section 5.66.100, any peddler, canvasser or transient merchant who then enters or calls at your home is violating the ordinance and can be reported to police.
What hours can solicitors legally knock on doors in Livonia?
Door-to-door canvassing and solicitation is unlawful before 9 a.m. and later than a half hour after sunset citywide under Section 5.66.110, regardless of whether a no-solicitation sign is posted at the property. The same curfew applies to licensed peddlers, charitable canvassers and political campaigners alike.
Does Livonia keep an official do-not-solicit registry?
No. Livonia does not run a city do-not-knock list. Instead, Section 5.66.100 makes the resident's own posted sign or spoken refusal the trigger: once given, any further entry or call by a solicitor at that property is unlawful.
Does the no-solicitation sign rule cover flyers and handbills too?
Yes. Section 8.37.030 separately bars leaving newspapers, advertisements or other written materials at a home after the resident objects or posts a no-solicitation sign facing the street, on top of the in-person rule in Section 5.66.100.

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