Newark regulates door-to-door commercial solicitation through Chapter 707-series of the General Offenses Code and the Criminal Trespass / Posted-Property rule under §642.12, which lets residents enforce a No-Soliciting sign as criminal trespass.
Newark's general approach is to allow charitable and political canvassing under First Amendment protections, while requiring commercial peddlers and itinerant merchants to register with the city. Residents can post a 'No Soliciting' or 'No Trespassing' sign; ignoring the sign is criminal trespass under §642.12 (mirroring Ohio R.C. 2911.21), a fourth-degree misdemeanor. Aggressive or intimidating solicitation can be charged as menacing under Ohio R.C. 2903.22.
Unregistered commercial solicitation is enforced under §698.02 - typically a fourth-degree misdemeanor (up to $250 + 30 days jail). Criminal trespass for ignoring a posted no-soliciting sign carries the same range.
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