Utah County, UT Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign placement
- Main entrance door or property line at sidewalk
- Applies to exempt solicitors too
- Yes, per UCC 4.08.170(d)
- Duty to check
- Solicitor must check each residence for a sign
- Time restriction (all solicitors)
- 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mountain Time
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine and/or 6 months jail
- Charge level
- Class B misdemeanor
Summary
Any Utah County resident can bar solicitors from a property simply by posting a No Solicitation sign near the front door or property line. Approaching a marked residence to solicit, even by a registered or exempt solicitor, is its own violation under UCC Chapter 4.08.
4.08.170 "No Solicitation" Notice Any occupant of a residence may give notice of a desire to refuse solicitors by displaying a “No solicitation” sign which shall be posted on or near the main entrance door or on or near the property line adjacent to the sidewalk leading to the residence. The display of such sign or placard shall be deemed to constitute notice to any solicitor that the inhabitant of the residence does not desire to receive and/or does not invite solicitors. It shall be the responsibility of the solicitor to check each residence for the presence of any such notice. The provisions of this section shall apply also to solicitors who are exempt from registration pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Full Breakdown
170 lets any occupant refuse solicitors by posting a No Solicitation sign or placard on or near the main entrance door, or on or near the property line adjacent to the sidewalk leading to the residence; the display alone counts as notice that the occupant does not invite solicitors, and it is the solicitor's job to check for the sign before approaching, not the resident's job to intercept anyone. The section applies even to solicitors otherwise exempt from registration, such as religious canvassers, political advocates, and school-approved charitable fundraisers.
180 turns that notice into an enforceable duty: it is a violation for any person soliciting or advocating to knock, ring the doorbell, or otherwise try to attract an occupant's attention at a residence bearing a No Solicitation sign, and a solicitor who reaches a marked residence must desist and immediately leave without any relief from holding a valid registration certificate. The same section separately bars using ruse or deception to secure an audience, making unwanted physical contact, following someone into a residence without consent, continuing to solicit after being told there is no interest, and using obscene language or gestures. m. Mountain Time unless the resident has given express prior permission.
Violations & Fines
Knocking, ringing the bell, or otherwise trying to get an occupant's attention at a residence posted with a No Solicitation sign is a violation of UCC 4.08.180, prosecuted as a class B misdemeanor under 4.08.210 with a fine of up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail. The same penalty applies to soliciting outside the 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. window or using deceptive tactics to gain entry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does a No Solicitation sign need to go to be legally effective in Utah County?
Does a No Solicitation sign stop religious or political canvassers in Utah County?
What happens if a solicitor knocks anyway after seeing a no-solicitation sign?
Is there a curfew on solicitors even without a posted sign in Utah County?
Sources & Official References
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