O'Fallon, MO Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign size limit
- 1 square foot maximum
- Lettering height
- At least 2 inches
- Entry hours (standard time)
- 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Entry hours (daylight time)
- 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Exempt visitors
- Government and utility employees on duty
Summary
O'Fallon lets residents block door-to-door visitors by posting a one-square-foot 'no soliciting' sign in the front yard or on the door. Section 605.080(O) also bars any peddler, solicitor or canvasser from entering property outside 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. standard time (9:00 p.m. daylight time), even where no sign is posted.
No peddler, solicitor or canvasser shall: 1. Enter upon any private property where the property has clearly posted in the front yard a sign visible from the right-of-way (public or private) indicating a prohibition against peddling, soliciting and/or canvassing as the case may be. Such sign need not exceed one (1) square foot in size and may contain the words "no soliciting" or "no solicitors," "no peddling" or "no peddlers," or "no canvassing" or "no canvassers," or any combination thereof, in letters of at least two (2) inches in height. ... 6. Enter upon the property of another except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. in the hours of Central Standard Time and 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. in the hours of Central Daylight Time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4860992; v58 updated 2026-05-14; through 05-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
080 gives O'Fallon residents two separate tools to keep solicitors away. First, a posted sign in the front yard, visible from the right-of-way, stops entry outright; the sign can read 'no soliciting,' 'no solicitors,' 'no peddling,' 'no peddlers,' 'no canvassing' or 'no canvassers' in any combination, must use lettering at least two inches tall, and can be no larger than one square foot. A similar notice on a door or entryway has the same effect even without a yard sign. Second, regardless of signage, no peddler, solicitor or canvasser may step off the sidewalk toward a residence, use any entrance but the front or main door, or remove a posted no-soliciting notice.
m. during Central Daylight Time. Both the sign rule and the hours rule bend only for someone the resident has expressly invited in, and neither applies to government or public utility employees performing their jobs. The related handbill rules in subsection N add that no flyer may be attached to a sign, utility pole or transit shelter in the right-of-way, and none may be left on property already carrying a posted no-soliciting notice.
Violations & Fines
Entering posted property, ignoring the 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m./9:00 p.m. window, or removing a no-soliciting sign violates Section 605.080 and is prosecuted under the general penalty in Code Section 100.010, and is independent grounds for the Finance Officer to revoke the violator's peddler or solicitor identification card after a hearing before the City Administrator.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a 'no soliciting' sign actually stop solicitors in O'Fallon?
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Can a solicitor still knock if I only have a door sign, not a yard sign?
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