Portland, OR Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

PCC 14B.30 (Solicitors) requires any person who goes door-to-door for commercial purposes — magazine sales, home-improvement leads, alarm-system sales, utility-rate switching — to first obtain a Solicitor License from the City of Portland Revenue Division. The license requires background information, photo ID, and a $50-$100 fee, and licensees must wear a visible badge while soliciting. Solicitation hours are limited to 9:00 a.m. through sunset, and in no event later than 9:00 p.m. (PCC 14B.30.040). A solicitor must immediately leave any property posted with a 'No Soliciting,' 'No Trespassing,' or similar sign — failure to do so is enforceable as criminal trespass (PCC 14A.50.020) and as a Chapter 14B violation. Aggressive or coercive solicitation, false representation of charitable purpose, or solicitation in the public right-of-way blocking pedestrian flow are separately prohibited. Religious and political canvassing, charitable solicitation, and union organizing are not 'commercial' solicitation under federal First Amendment doctrine (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society v. Village of Stratton) and cannot be licensed in the same way, though they remain subject to the 'No Soliciting' sign rule (treated as a property-owner trespass notice). Complaints about unlicensed or aggressive solicitors are made to the Portland Police Bureau non-emergency line; license violations may also be reported to the Revenue Division. Charity scams should additionally be reported to the Oregon Department of Justice Charitable Activities Section under ORS 128.886.