Yonkers, NY Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Solicitation hours
- 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Barred days
- Sundays and 5 major holidays
- No-solicitation card size
- At least 12 sq. in.
- Card lettering
- At least 2/3 inch tall
- Penalty class
- Class II offense
Summary
Home solicitors in Yonkers may only knock or ring a doorbell between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., never on Sundays or major holidays, and must skip any residence displaying a posted "no solicitation" card at least 12 square inches in size.
No person shall go upon any residential premises and ring the doorbell or rap or knock upon the door or create any sound in a manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of the residence or by telephone contact the occupant of any residence, for the purpose of engaging in or attempting to engage in a home solicitation transaction, prior to 10:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. of any day, Monday through Saturday, or at any time on a Sunday, New Year's Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745274; v31 updated 2025-10-28; through 10-28-2025).
Full Breakdown
City Code Chapter 20, Article IV governs home solicitation transactions, meaning in-person or telephone sales pitches made at a residence where the consumer's agreement to buy is given there. on any day Monday through Saturday, or at any time on a Sunday, New Year's Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas; a visit made at the occupant's own request is exempted. Separately, § 20-22A lets any resident post a weatherproof card, at least 12 square inches, reading "no solicitation" or "no soliciting" in letters at least two-thirds of an inch tall near the main entrance.
Every merchant must check for that card before approaching a residence, and if one is posted must immediately depart without disturbing the occupant unless the visit was requested (§ 20-22B-C). Only the occupant may remove or deface the card (§ 20-22D), and any merchant who does gain entry or an audience, invited or not, must leave immediately when the occupant asks (§ 20-22E). Charitable and political organization solicitations are exempt from this article's home-solicitation-transaction rules so long as they meet other lawful requirements (§ 20-20B), though registered hawkers, peddlers and solicitors going door-to-door in an apartment building must still register daily at the local police precinct before soliciting (§ 20-21A).
Violations & Fines
Knocking or ringing outside the 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. window, ignoring a posted no-solicitation card, or refusing to leave when asked are violations of Article IV of Chapter 20, a Class II offense under § 20-36A; tampering with another resident's posted card is also a violation reserved to the occupant alone.
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