Sedona, AZ Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- No-knock trigger
- Posted sign, SCC 5.10.110(A)(3)
- Earliest solicitation hour
- 9:00 a.m.
- Latest hour (16+)
- 6:00 p.m.
- Latest hour (under 16)
- 5:00 p.m.
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor plus possible permit revocation
Summary
A posted "No Solicitations," "Do Not Disturb," or "No Trespassing" sign is a hard stop for peddlers and solicitors under SCC 5.10.110(A)(3). Even without a sign, solicitation is barred before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. citywide, or after 5:00 p.m. for solicitors under 16.
3. No person shall act as a peddler, solicitor or canvasser at any residence where there is a sign indicating “No Solicitations,” “Do Not Disturb,” or “No Trespassing,” or otherwise indicating that the residents do not wish to be solicited or have their privacy disturbed. ... ... B. Hours of Solicitation. Unless an individual has been requested or invited by the owner or occupant, it shall be unlawful for any permit holder or registered individual solicitor to enter upon any residential premises for the purpose of solicitation earlier than 9:00 a.m. of any day or after 6:00 p.m. in the case of a solicitor over the age of 16, or after 5:00 p.m. in the case of a solicitor under the age of 16.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Initiative Ordinance 2026-01, approved by voters at the July 21, 2026 election).
Full Breakdown
110's Solicitation Procedures section gives Sedona residents two separate ways to block unwanted door-to-door contact. First, subsection (A)(3) makes it unlawful for any peddler, solicitor, or canvasser to approach a residence displaying a sign reading "No Solicitations," "Do Not Disturb," "No Trespassing," or anything else indicating the occupant does not want to be solicited. 030. if the solicitor is under 16. The same subsection clarifies the hours restriction does not itself grant permission to enter private property. 00 or more. 020, meaning an adult within a quarter mile, no more than five minors per adult, and contact with each minor at least once every two hours.
Violations & Fines
Soliciting at a posted "No Solicitations" residence or outside permitted hours violates SCC 5.10.110 and is punishable as a misdemeanor under SCC 5.10.120 and SCC 1.15.010. A pattern of ignoring posted signs or hours restrictions is also grounds for the city clerk to revoke the offender's solicitation permit under SCC 5.10.090(A)(1) for violating the chapter, with the police department notified of the revocation under SCC 5.10.090(C).
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