Pawtucket, RI Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Solicitation hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or sunset
- Prohibited days
- Sundays and state/national holidays
- Sign requirement
- At least 1 by 4 inches, "No Soliciting"
- Sign-violation fine
- Up to $200
- ID check
- Officer may demand card, confiscate goods
Summary
Pawtucket bans door-to-door solicitation before 9 a.m., after 7 p.m. or sunset, whichever comes earlier, and on Sundays and state or national holidays. A posted "No Soliciting" sign at least one by four inches is legally enforceable: a solicitor who ignores it, or won't leave when asked, faces a $200 fine.
To ensure the public safety, prevent crime, and provide for the peacefulness of the citizens of Pawtucket in their homes, no person shall engage in door-to-door solicitation before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after the hour of 7:00 p.m. or sunset, whichever comes earlier; or on a Sunday or any state or national holiday. ... Every occupant of a residence who desires to secure the protections provided by this section pertaining to soliciting may give notice of his or her intent not to invite solicitors by posting on or near the main door of the residence a sign, no smaller than one by four inches, containing the words "No Soliciting" or another applicable or equivalent phrase. ... Any solicitor arriving on any premises where such a notice is visible shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises; failure to so leave is declared a nuisance and is punishable by a fine of not more than $200.
Full Breakdown
or sunset, whichever comes first, and never at all on a Sunday or a state or national holiday. Section 302-49 then gives residents a way to opt out entirely: posting a sign at least one inch by four inches near the main door reading "No Soliciting" or an equivalent phrase legally obligates any solicitor who sees it to leave immediately and peacefully without ringing the bell, knocking, or making any other sound meant to get the occupant's attention. Ignoring a posted sign is declared a nuisance, punishable by a fine of up to $200 (§ 302-49A).
The same $200 nuisance fine applies separately if a solicitor who has gained entry, invited or not, refuses to leave immediately when the occupant asks (§ 302-49B). Enforcement falls to the Police Department: any officer who doesn't recognize a person as a permitted solicitor can demand to see their city-issued identification card, and anyone who can't produce one is deemed unlicensed, with any goods in their possession subject to confiscation on the spot (§ 302-50).
Violations & Fines
Violating the No Soliciting sign or a resident's request to leave is a nuisance carrying a fine of up to $200 per § 302-49; a solicitor caught working outside the permitted hours or without a valid identification card faces the article's general penalty of up to $500 per offense under § 302-54, with each day continued a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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