South Bend has no formal municipal no-knock registry. Door-to-door sellers must be licensed under Code section 4-43, and residents can post "No Soliciting" notices; a solicitor who refuses to leave after being told can face trespass enforcement under Indiana law.
South Bend controls unwanted solicitation mainly through licensing rather than a citywide do-not-knock list. Peddlers and canvassers must be licensed under section 4-43 and carry a badge or plates, and licenses can be denied or revoked based on the police investigation. Residents who do not want solicitors can post a clear "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" notice at their door; once a solicitor is asked to leave, or ignores a posted notice and remains, the conduct can be handled as criminal trespass under Indiana law. Charitable solicitors licensed under section 4-55 are still expected to honor posted notices.
Ignoring a posted "No Soliciting" notice or refusing to leave when asked can support a criminal trespass complaint under Indiana law. Soliciting without a section 4-43 license adds a separate ordinance violation.
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