Livonia, MI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (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.
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
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Sources & Official References
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