A no-soliciting sign carries legal weight in Okaloosa County. A registered solicitor who ignores a clearly posted no-soliciting notice, or canvasses outside permitted hours, violates the local peddler ordinance and can be cited by the Sheriff's Office or city police.
Okaloosa County and its cities back a resident's posted no-soliciting sign through the local solicitation ordinance. A commercial solicitor who approaches a home displaying a clear no-soliciting notice, or who knocks outside the hours the ordinance allows, commits a violation. Deputies enforce the rule in the unincorporated county, and Crestview, Destin, and Fort Walton Beach police enforce their city versions. The protection reaches commercial sellers only; charitable, religious, and political canvassers keep their constitutional right to knock regardless of a posted sign, though many honor it by custom.
A solicitor who knocks at a posted no-soliciting home, or canvasses after the permitted hours, faces a citation under the local ordinance and possible revocation of the solicitor permit.
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