Palm Springs, CA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 8 a.m. to 30 minutes after sunset
- Opt-out method
- Posted NO SOLICITORS sign or decal
- Sign placement
- Conspicuous, near front door
- Commercial sign size
- At least 22 by 17 inches
- Commercial lettering
- At least 1 inch tall
- Exempt callers
- Requested service, deliveries, utility notices
- Enforcement
- Palm Springs Police Dept., Sec. 1.01.140
Summary
Palm Springs residents can bar door-to-door solicitors outright by posting a "NO SOLICITORS" sign or telling them not to return, and citywide hours cap solicitation to between 8 a.m. and 30 minutes after sunset, per Municipal Code Section 5.48.050(D). Commercial properties get their own posted-sign opt-out under Section 5.48.050(E).
D. It is unlawful for any person to go upon, ring the bell, knock on the door of or attempt to gain admission to the premises of any residence, dwelling or apartment in the City where the owner, adult occupant, or other person in control thereof has expressed his or her objection to such activity either by explicit instructions, oral or written, or by posting a sign or decal bearing the words "NO SOLICITORS" or words of similar import, in a conspicuous place near the front door of the premises, unless prior to such entry, bell ringing or knocking, such person has been requested or invited by the owner or adult occupant or other person in control of the premises to be thereupon for such purpose. ... It is unlawful for any person, while soliciting, to go upon, ring the bell, knock on the door of or attempt to gain admission to the premises of any residence, dwelling or apartment in the City 30 minutes after sunset or earlier than 8 a.m., unless such person has been requested or invited by the owner or adult occupant of the premises to be thereupon for such purposes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4923139; v14 updated 2026-06-24).
Full Breakdown
050(D) makes it unlawful for any solicitor to go onto a residential property, ring the bell, knock, or otherwise try to gain admission once the owner or adult occupant has objected, whether by oral or written instruction or simply by posting a sign or decal reading "NO SOLICITORS," or similar wording, in a conspicuous spot near the front door. The prohibition covers any residence, dwelling, or apartment in the City and applies unless the resident has separately invited that specific person onto the property for that purpose.
Routine service calls the resident already asked for, utility notices, phone-directory drops, regular newspaper delivery, work-order visits, are presumed invited and fall outside the ban. , regardless of whether the home posts a sign, unless the resident specifically invited that visit. 050. Violating the residential no-knock rule, the citywide hours limit, or a posted commercial sign is a separate unlawful act from soliciting without the underlying permit, and each is independently punishable.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring a posted "NO SOLICITORS" sign, knocking after the sunset-plus-30-minutes cutoff, or soliciting before 8 a.m. is punishable under Section 1.01.140 of the Municipal Code, the City's general penalty provision, enforced by the Palm Springs Police Department. A solicitor cited for these violations also risks the permit consequences in Section 5.48.070(B): revocation and a one-year bar on getting a new solicitation permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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