Pascagoula, MS Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Pascagoula Code §74-55 makes it unlawful for any permitted solicitor to enter property posted with a conspicuous No Soliciting or No Trespassing sign, with fines of $100 per violation. Ocean Springs Code §22-42 mirrors this rule and adds that a resident's verbal request to leave must be immediately honored. Moss Point Code §10-6 makes ignoring a No Soliciting sign prima facie evidence of violation. Gautier Code §22-8 fines $50 to $250. Mississippi has no centralized state no-knock registry unlike some states, so enforcement relies on conspicuous posting at the entrance (typically the front door or property perimeter). Residents can report violations to the Pascagoula Police (228-762-2211), Ocean Springs Police (228-875-2211), Moss Point Police (228-475-1711), or Gautier Police (228-497-2505) non-emergency lines, triggering permit review. Religious canvassers (Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons), political campaigns, and charitable fundraisers are exempt from no-soliciting rules under Watchtower v. Stratton First Amendment protections and generally also ignore signs lawfully, though many voluntarily respect them. Trespassing law under Miss. Code §97-17-93 applies to any person refusing to leave after being asked, regardless of signage.