Mesa, AZ Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- No-knock hours
- 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
- No-soliciting sign
- Bars approaching that property at all
- Amplified sound
- Banned if audible on public thoroughfares
- Congested areas
- Officer's good-faith judgment controls
- 3rd violation-suspension
- License revoked, 1-year reapply bar
Summary
Mesa bans door-to-door peddling or soliciting between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. under City Code § 5-8-5(D)(3), and separately bars any peddler or solicitor from knocking, ringing a doorbell, or approaching a property displaying a "no soliciting" or "no peddling" sign under Section 5-8-5(D)(4). Vendors also cannot operate in areas a police officer judges congested by traffic or people.
(D)A peddler and solicitor must not:(1)Operate in any area congested by either traffic or people where operation might unreasonably impede or inconvenience the public. For purposes of this Subsection, the good faith judgment of a police officer is conclusive as to whether an area is congested and as to whether the public is impeded or inconvenienced;(2)Yell, shout, cry out, blow a horn, ring a bell, or use any sound-amplifying devices or systems such as loudspeakers, microphones, radios, or any other similar devices for the purpose of attracting attention to themselves or their business if the sound emitted or produced is of sufficient volume that it can be plainly heard upon the thoroughfares;(3)Peddle or solicit by travelling door to door, whether to residential or commercial locations, from dusk or 8:00 P.M. of any day, whichever occurs earlier, to dawn or 8:00 A.M. of the following day, whichever occurs earlier; or(4)Peddle, solicit, ring the doorbell, knock, or otherwise attempt to gain the attention of any person at a property whereon a sign bearing the words "no soliciting" or "no peddling" or language with a similar meaning is exposed to public view.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 22).
Full Breakdown
Section 5-8-5, part of Chapter 8 as enacted by Ordinance No. 5621 (5-17-21), sets four operational bans that apply to every licensed peddler and solicitor. Subsection (D)(1) prohibits operating in any area congested by traffic or people where the activity might unreasonably impede or inconvenience the public, and the code makes a police officer's good-faith judgment on congestion conclusive. Subsection (D)(2) bars yelling, shouting, horn-blowing, bell-ringing, or using sound-amplifying devices such as loudspeakers, microphones, or radios to attract attention if the sound can be plainly heard on the thoroughfares.
the next day (whichever is earlier). Subsection (D)(4) makes it illegal to peddle, solicit, ring a doorbell, knock, or otherwise try to get anyone's attention at a property that displays a "no soliciting," "no peddling," or similarly worded sign visible to the public, effectively giving residents an enforceable opt-out. Subsection (B) separately requires a licensee to keep the license on their person or posted in their vehicle or facility and produce it on demand from any City official, and Subsection (C) requires compliance with the Title 11 zoning ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Under Section 5-8-8(A)-(C), soliciting in violation of Section 5-8-5, including the curfew or a posted no-soliciting sign, is a Chapter 8 violation that can trigger a suspended or revoked license and a civil penalty after written notice from the Licensing Administrator. A first suspension in 24 months runs up to 14 days with a fee-schedule fine, a second runs 15-30 days with a fine, and a third results in revocation and a one-year bar on reapplying.
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