Loveland, CO Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 5.12.010, Chapter 5.12 Vendors and Peddlers
- Trigger
- Posted 'No Solicitation'/'No Trespassing' sign
- Covers
- All solicitors, including 501(c) charities
- Related rule
- § 5.12.020 bars deceptive phone pretexts
- Handbills
- Separately covered by § 9.46.070
- No registry
- No citywide registry or fixed hours codified
Summary
Loveland, Colorado bars any uninvited solicitor, including religious, charitable, school and civic groups, from entering or remaining on a property once a 'No Solicitation' or 'No Trespassing' sign is posted near the entrance, under Loveland Municipal Code § 5.12.010. A companion section bans obtaining a home visit through a deceptive phone pretext.
No person shall enter or remain upon any public or private premises in the city, not having been requested or invited by the occupants thereof, for the purpose of soliciting the immediate or future purchase or sale of goods, services, or any other thing of value, or to solicit a gift or donation when a "No Solicitation" sign or "No Trespassing" or any other thing sign of similar import or meaning is posted at or near the entrance(s) to such premises. This provision shall apply to all solicitations, including, without limitation, those that are by a religious, charitable, school and civic organization, or other organization eligible for exemption under Section 501(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
010 it becomes unlawful for any uninvited person to enter or remain on the premises to solicit a sale, service, gift or donation, with no carve-out for door-to-door religious, charitable, school or civic fundraising even though those groups may qualify for federal 501(c) tax exemption. 020, separately makes it unlawful to obtain an invitation to a private residence by telephone or otherwise through a knowingly false or deceptive statement, closing off pretext-based entry once the sign is posted. 070 bars leaving any commercial or noncommercial handbill on premises posted with a 'No Trespassing,' 'No Peddlers or Agents,' 'No Advertisement,' or similarly worded sign.
070. A property owner does not need a city permit or registration to invoke the protection: posting a qualifying sign is what creates the violation once an uninvited solicitor enters or remains.
Violations & Fines
Violating § 5.12.010 or § 5.12.020 is a municipal offense enforced by the Loveland Police Department under the Code's general penalty section, § 1.12.010: a fine set under C.R.S. § 13-10-113, up to 364 days imprisonment, or both, plus the $15.00 mandatory surcharge added to each ordinance violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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