Norfolk has no citywide do-not-knock registry. Residents rely on posted no-soliciting signs, which Virginia trespass law makes enforceable: a seller who ignores a clearly posted sign can be charged under Va. Code section 18.2-119.
Unlike some localities that keep a formal do-not-knock list, Norfolk relies on posted no-soliciting signs backed by Virginia's trespass statute. Under Va. Code section 18.2-119, a person who enters or remains on property after being forbidden by a sign posted where it may reasonably be seen commits trespass, a criminal offense. A homeowner who posts a clear no-soliciting notice can therefore turn a persistent peddler's visit into a chargeable trespass, and a licensed peddler who ignores such signs risks losing the city permit. These protections bind commercial sellers; they do not restrict religious, political, or charitable canvassers, whose door-to-door activity is constitutionally protected.
A peddler who enters after a posted no-soliciting sign, or refuses to leave when asked, can be charged with trespass under Va. Code section 18.2-119, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and lose any Norfolk peddler's permit.
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