Summit County, OH Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign placement
- near the main entrance door
- Max sign size
- one square foot
- Text height
- at least 1/3 inch tall
- Enforcement
- soliciting past a sign violates §775.12
- Violation
- minor misdemeanor, up to $100 fine
Summary
A Summit County resident or business can legally shut the door on peddlers and solicitors by posting a sign. Section 775.11 lets any owner or occupant display a "No Soliciting" sign, decal or card up to one square foot near the main entrance, and Section 775.12 makes it a Chapter 775 violation for anyone to peddle or solicit at a location displaying that notice.
Any owner or occupant of a residence or place of business who does not wish to receive an uninvited peddler or solicitor shall give notice of his intention by displaying a sign, decal, or card not more than one (1) square foot in total surface area, upon or near the main entrance door to the residence or place of business. The sign, decal, or card shall state "No Soliciting" in letters at least l/3 of an inch in height. ... No person shall peddle or solicit at any location displaying the sign, decal, or card described in Section 775.11 of the County of Summit Codified Ordinances.
Full Breakdown
11 of the Summit County Codified Ordinances gives every owner or occupant of a residence or place of business the right to opt out of uninvited peddling: they may display a sign, decal or card not more than one square foot in total surface area, upon or near the main entrance door, stating "No Soliciting" in letters at least one-third of an inch tall. 11. 13 backs the same idea with a physical-access rule: anyone canvassing or soliciting must use existing sidewalks, driveways, streets and walkways to reach the premises and may not cut across the lawn.
02 is still bound by a posted no-soliciting sign; the license does not override the resident's notice. 16 applies Chapter 775 countywide, in every township, village and municipal corporation, except where a local resolution or ordinance regulating peddlers already exists, in which case the local rule controls instead.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting at an address displaying a compliant "No Soliciting" sign, decal or card violates Section 775.12 and, like any Chapter 775 violation, is a minor misdemeanor under Section 775.99(a) carrying a fine of up to one hundred dollars per offense. The Office of Consumer Affairs can also revoke the offender's peddler or solicitor license under Section 775.10 for the same conduct.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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