Waco, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

City Code section 13-372 spells out the opt-out mechanism residents actually control: a yard sign visible from the right-of-way, no larger than one square foot, with letters at least two inches tall reading "no soliciting" or "no solicitors," bars any peddler, door-to-door solicitor, or canvasser from entering the property at all. A separate sign, sticker, or window cling on the door or entranceway leading to where guests would normally enter has the same legal effect and blocks the person from remaining on the property even if they already entered.

Both notices cover peddlers, canvassers, and door-to-door solicitors alike, so a homeowner does not need three different signs to cover all three categories of visitor. Section 13-364 sets the default calling hours for everyone who has not posted a sign: peddling and door-to-door soliciting to private residences may only occur between one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset, unless the property owner has posted different hours or someone with apparent authority for the owner has authorized otherwise. Neither the sign rule nor the hours rule applies where the peddler or solicitor has an express, prior invitation from the owner or a resident.

The rules sit in Code of Ordinances chapter 13, article XII, division 1, alongside the permit requirement for peddlers and door-to-door solicitors, and are enforced the same way as other Code of Ordinances offenses, by citation from a police officer under section 1-15.