Sandy Springs, GA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 38-73(c)-(d)
- Sign opt-out
- Posted, visible no-soliciting sign at entry
- Curfew
- No soliciting/canvassing 9:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.
- Repeat penalty
- $25-$100 fine, misdemeanor on 2nd offense
- Adopted
- April 1, 2025 (Ord. No. 2025-04-01)
Summary
Sandy Springs bars door-to-door solicitors and canvassers from working any residential property that posts a visible no-soliciting sign, and bans the activity entirely between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. citywide under City Code § 38-73(c)-(d). A first violation is a civil infraction; a repeat violation within a year becomes a misdemeanor.
Solicitation and canvassing on premises unlawful where sign prohibiting such activity. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct soliciting or canvassing activity on any residential premises where, posted at the entry to the premises or at the entry to the principal building on the premises there is a sign that is visible from the public way prohibiting any such activity. Hours of solicitation and canvassing. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct soliciting or canvassing activity on any residential premises between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24 | Development Code: Supplement 2 | Technical Manuals: Supplement 4).
Full Breakdown
Adopted April 1, 2025 by Ord. No. 2025-04-01, § 38-73 regulates both "solicitors," who go door to door taking orders or donations, and "canvassers," who gather or hand out information including political or charitable material, on residential premises without an invitation. Subsection (c) makes it unlawful to solicit or canvass wherever the resident has posted a sign, visible from the public way, at the entry to the premises or to the principal building, prohibiting such activity, giving homeowners a self-enforcing opt-out with no city registry required.
, regardless of whether a sign is posted. Subsection (e) exempts city, county, state, and federal officers or employees on official business from both rules. 00 per offense, with each individual residence treated as a separate offense. Subsection (g) additionally lets the city, or the affected property owner or occupant, seek injunctive relief in court to stop continuing violations.
Violations & Fines
A first breach of the sign-posted or nighttime rules in § 38-73(c)-(d) is only a civil infraction. A second violation within one year is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $25.00 to $100.00 per offense under § 38-73(f), and the city or an affected resident may also seek an injunction under § 38-73(g).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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