Thornton, CO Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited act
- Soliciting at a posted 'no soliciting' sign
- Also unlawful
- Staying after occupant asks solicitor to leave
- City exemption
- Official city business exempted
- Penalty track
- Fine only, under Sec. 1-8(a)
- Code section
- City Code § 38-180
Summary
Thornton makes it a crime for a door-to-door solicitor to approach a private residence displaying a conspicuous "no solicitors" or "no soliciting" sign, and separately bars any solicitor from remaining after the occupant asks them to leave, sign or no sign. City employees conducting official business are exempt from the ban.
(a)It shall be unlawful for any solicitor to solicit at a private residence whereon a sign has been conspicuously displayed with the words "no solicitors" or "no soliciting."(b)It shall be unlawful for any solicitor to remain on a private residence after the occupant requests the solicitor to leave, whether or not any "no solicitors" or "no soliciting" signs have been displayed.(c)The prohibitions contained in this section shall not apply to persons conducting official business on behalf of the city.(d)Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1-8(a).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65).
Full Breakdown
Section 38-180 of the Thornton City Code creates two distinct no-soliciting offenses. " That means a resident without a posted sign can still stop an unwanted solicitor simply by telling them to go; refusing to leave at that point is itself the violation. The ordinance exempts anyone "conducting official business on behalf of the city," so code enforcement staff, utility readers, and other municipal representatives can still approach a posted home. The section was added by Ordinance No. 2963 in 2006 and amended by Ordinance No.
3391 in 2016. It sits among Thornton's property-related offenses in Chapter 38 of the City Code, alongside the trespassing and theft-related sections that immediately precede it, and it carries its own violation clause rather than relying solely on the chapter's general penalty language.
Violations & Fines
Any solicitor convicted of violating Section 38-180 is punished as provided in Section 1-8(a) of the City Code, which authorizes a fine up to the maximum amount state law allows for municipal courts. The section specifically references subsection (a), the fine-only track, rather than the jail-eligible default penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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