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

City Code § 8:7-17c establishes the No-Knock Registry 'for the purpose of protecting residents from criminal activities and safeguarding their privacy,' listing properties where canvassing and soliciting are prohibited. The registry is maintained online by the City through the Office of Information Technology, which prepares the application residents use to add their address. The city posts the application on its webpage and distributes it through other media to promote awareness. The paper application also stays available at the Office of Tax Abatement and Special Taxes during normal business hours.

Once listed, a property stays on the registry unless the owner or occupant files another application asking to be removed, and listing a property is treated as revoking any prior privilege or license to enter or attempt to enter it. There is no fee to register. Section 8:7-17c(5) requires the online registry be made available to a licensed canvasser or solicitor at the time their permit is issued, and subsection (6) makes it the canvasser's or solicitor's own responsibility to keep the most current list before going door-to-door.

Separately, § 8:7-11b folds the registry directly into the permit rule: no person may canvass or solicit any premises registered on the No-Knock Registry, regardless of whether they hold a valid permit for other addresses.