Woodbridge, NJ Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- No Knock registration
- Free, with Township Clerk
- No Knock fine
- $50 to $100 per violation
- Exempt from No Knock bar
- Police, Fire, First Aid Rescue
- Do Not Drop buffer
- 10 feet from front entrance
- General soliciting hours
- 9:00 a.m. to sunset
Summary
Woodbridge residents can register on the Township Clerk's "No Knock List" to bar peddlers, panhandlers, solicitors and canvassers from approaching their homes, or on the "Do Not Drop List" to stop unsolicited circulars within 10 feet of their front entrance, under §§ 4-2.19 and 4-2.20.
All residents of the Township may register their name, address and/or unit/apartment number with the Township Clerk to be placed on the "No Knock List," indicating that they do not want peddlers, panhandlers, solicitors or canvassers to approach their homes and/or seek personal contact with the occupants of the registered home. By registering for the "No Knock List," the resident chooses to allow Woodbridge Township Police, Fire or First Aid Rescue squads to be exempt. ... It shall be unlawful for any peddler, panhandler, solicitor or canvasser to approach and/or seek personal contact with the occupants thereof if that residence is registered on the "No Knock List." Anyone violating this subsection shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty ($50.00) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each violation.
Full Breakdown
19, any resident may register their name, address and unit number with the Township Clerk to be placed on the No Knock List, which stays in effect until the resident asks in writing to be removed. Police, Fire and First Aid Rescue personnel remain exempt from the restriction even for a registered address. The Clerk keeps the list open for inspection during business hours and posted on the Township website. Once registered, a resident receives a decal reading "DO NOT KNOCK ... VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED" meant to be displayed near the front door.
14 confirms this No Knock restriction applies even to groups otherwise exempted from the general licensing chapter, such as political candidates and nonprofit organizations. 1 et seq. 11.
Violations & Fines
Approaching a No Knock List address carries a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 per violation under § 4-2.19d. General peddling and soliciting violations, including Do Not Drop breaches, fall under § 4-2.16's fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment up to 90 days, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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