New Brunswick, NJ Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Section 5.96.100 of the New Brunswick Municipal Code creates a "do not solicit" list that applies notwithstanding any other section of Chapter 5.96. Any person or entity owning property in the City of New Brunswick can register the property. The New Brunswick Police Department maintains the list, and it consists solely of property addresses with no further identifying information about the owner. The tax assessor notifies the police department of any change in ownership, and the department removes any property that changed hands, so a new owner starts with a clean slate and must register again.

The list is put in solicitors' hands. The police director or chief gives a copy to every applicant issued a permit. Organizations exempt from the permit requirement, such as tax-exempt groups covered by § 5.96.030, can also request a copy for door to door canvassing, campaigning, advocacy, education, proselytizing or handbill distribution. Section 5.96.030 states that no penalties are imposed on those exempt organizations if they enter a listed property, so the penalty falls on permit-holding commercial and charitable solicitors.

Hours are set in § 5.96.090(B): solicitation takes place within the city only between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., and solicitors are encouraged to wear reflective clothing or carry flashlights after dark. A solicitation permit is effective for three months, and each solicitor must carry the permit and display the badge under § 5.96.080. Under § 5.96.010 solicitation includes uninvited entry onto private property to advertise, promote or sell goods or services, conduct market research, or place handbills, so a listed address is protected from all of those.

The registry rule reaches beyond the permit process: subsection D makes solicitation at an identified address a violation of the chapter regardless of whether the solicitor holds a valid permit.