Montgomery, AL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Summer hours (Apr-Oct)
- 4-7pm weekdays, 10-6 Sat
- Winter hours (Nov-Mar)
- 4-5pm weekdays, 10-5 Sat
- No-soliciting signs
- Legally enforceable, § 20-5
- Group size limit
- Max 3 solicitors together
- Must leave on request
- Yes, § 20-6
Summary
A posted 'no solicitors,' 'no soliciting,' 'no peddling' or 'no trespassers' sign at a Montgomery residence or business makes it unlawful for any canvasser, peddler or solicitor to approach at all. Even without a sign, door-to-door contact is confined to narrow evening and weekend windows that shrink in winter.
Sec. 20-3. - Limit on hours. (a)It shall be unlawful for any individual to approach the door or enter upon the property of any residence in the city for the purpose of canvassing, peddling, selling, or soliciting, except on Monday through Friday between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., on Saturday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and on Sunday between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. from April 1 through October 31 unless the individual does so by express invitation or with the express permission of the owner or legal occupant of the residence. ... Sec. 20-5. - Posting of signs. It shall be unlawful for any individual to seek to canvas, peddle, sell or solicit at a residence or place of business that has a sign on the property forbidding or prohibiting canvassing, peddling, selling or soliciting including, but not limited to, signs stating "no solicitors," "no solicitation," "no peddling," or "no trespassers."
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 20-5 makes it unlawful for anyone to canvas, peddle, sell or solicit at a residence or business that posts a sign forbidding it, expressly naming 'no solicitors,' 'no solicitation,' 'no peddling,' or 'no trespassers' signs, and the section cross-references Alabama's trespass statute, Code of Ala. 1975, § 13A-7-1 et seq. m. m. Sunday. Both restrictions yield to an express invitation or permission from the owner or occupant. Section 20-4 additionally bars more than three canvassers or solicitors from approaching a residence together as a group without invitation, and § 20-6 makes it unlawful for a solicitor to refuse to immediately and peacefully leave once the owner or occupant asks.
Violations & Fines
Approaching a posted no-soliciting residence, showing up outside the § 20-3 hour windows, sending more than three canvassers as a group under § 20-4, or refusing to leave when asked under § 20-6 is unlawful under Chapter 20, punishable through the Chapter 1 general penalty: a fine of $1.00 to $500.00, up to six months in city jail or hard labor, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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