Rockville, MD Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 9:00 a.m. to sunset
- Governing law
- City Code § 12-261
- Do-not-knock registry
- None exists in City code
- After-hours exception
- Pre-arranged appointment only
Summary
Rockville limits door-to-door solicitation to 9 a.m. through sunset each day; the code has no City do-not-knock registry, only this fixed hours restriction.
Solicitations shall only be conducted from 9:00 a.m. to sunset each day; provided, that solicitations may be made where the person solicited has agreed by previously arranged appointment for a time other than the prescribed hours.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 12-261 restricts solicitors to operating between 9:00 a.m. and sunset each day, the same window that applies to hawkers and peddlers under § 12-191(b). A solicitor may visit outside those hours only if the resident previously arranged the appointment. Rockville's code doesn't maintain a City-run do-not-knock or no-solicitation registry that residents can join, a homeowner who wants solicitors to stay away must rely on posting private 'no soliciting' signage and, if a licensed solicitor refuses to leave when asked, report it for license revocation under § 12-246.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting outside 9 a.m.-sunset without a pre-arranged appointment violates § 12-261 and can trigger license suspension or revocation under § 12-246.
Frequently Asked Questions
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