Scranton, PA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

§ 340-6 of the City Code, part of Chapter 340's peddler and solicitor licensing article, states that it is unlawful for any peddler to enter upon any private premises when the premises are posted with a sign stating 'No Peddlers Allowed' or 'No Solicitations Allowed' or other words to that effect. Chapter 340 defines 'peddler' broadly at § 340-1 to include any person traveling house to house or street to street to sell or solicit goods, wares, merchandise or services, and the definition expressly folds in the term 'solicitor,' so the no-knock sign rule reaches both commercial peddlers and door-to-door solicitors alike.

The sign rule works alongside § 340-5, which makes it a misdemeanor for a peddler who has already entered a property to refuse to leave after the owner or occupant tells them to go and not return. Together the two sections give a resident two layers of protection: a posted sign bars entry in the first place under § 340-6, and a verbal request to leave is independently enforceable as a misdemeanor under § 340-5 even without a sign. The article exempts wild produce gatherers under § 340-3 and charitable, educational or religious organizations with a principal place of activity in the city under § 340-4, so a posted sign does not stop those groups from knocking.

Enforcement is handled by the Bureau of Police under § 340-2, which requires every officer to enforce the article and allows any 'common informer' to prosecute violators as well.