Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Georgia (2026)
53 rules on the books across Georgia, 31 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Solicitor Permits
Permits required for door-to-door salespeople and canvassers, including background check requirements and permitted hours of operation.
Georgia: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsGeorgia requires charitable organizations and paid solicitors to register annually with the Secretary of State before…
Read full rule →Bartow County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone who peddles door to door in unincorporated Bartow County, from selling goods to taking service orders, must…
Read full rule →Chatham County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone who peddles, sells door-to-door, or solicits contributions in unincorporated Chatham County needs a license or…
Read full rule →Cherokee County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone soliciting orders house to house in unincorporated Cherokee County needs a permit from the license bureau first…
Read full rule →Cobb County
Significant RestrictionsDoor-to-door salespeople in unincorporated Cobb County must apply, pass a police background check, and hold a permit…
Read full rule →Columbia County
Significant RestrictionsColumbia County requires anyone peddling goods door to door, or soliciting magazine and subscription sales, to hold a…
Read full rule →Columbus
Significant RestrictionsColumbus, Georgia (Muscogee County's consolidated government) requires anyone soliciting money, goods, or sales…
Read full rule →DeKalb County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone whose work takes them door to door in the residential areas of unincorporated DeKalb County, whether selling…
Read full rule →Dunwoody
Significant RestrictionsDunwoody requires a city permit before anyone engages in door-to-door soliciting for a commercial, for-profit…
Read full rule →Fayette County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone canvassing, peddling or selling door-to-door in unincorporated Fayette County must register with code…
Read full rule →Forsyth County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone going door-to-door in unincorporated Forsyth County to solicit orders for goods or services must first get a…
Read full rule →Fulton County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone selling, soliciting, or canvassing door to door in unincorporated Fulton County must first register with the…
Read full rule →Gwinnett County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone canvassing or soliciting door-to-door in unincorporated Gwinnett County without an invitation must first get an…
Read full rule →Hall County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone canvassing, peddling, or soliciting door to door in unincorporated Hall County needs a $100 permit, a background…
Read full rule →Henry County
Significant RestrictionsHenry County requires every door-to-door canvasser or solicitor working the unincorporated area to register with the…
Read full rule →Houston County
Significant RestrictionsBefore selling anything door-to-door or in person in unincorporated Houston County, a transient vendor, solicitor or…
Read full rule →Marietta
Significant RestrictionsAnyone soliciting sales door-to-door in Marietta residences must first obtain a $100.00 city permit good for six…
Read full rule →Rockdale County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Rockdale County, a charitable organization that wants to solicit money from drivers at intersections…
Read full rule →Roswell
Significant RestrictionsRoswell, Georgia requires a police-issued permit before anyone conducts commercial door-to-door soliciting, and…
Read full rule →Walton County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone selling products or soliciting money door-to-door in unincorporated Walton County must obtain a permit and a…
Read full rule →Warner Robins
Significant RestrictionsWarner Robins requires a police-approved permit before anyone solicits orders, subscriptions or sales door-to-door…
Read full rule →Whitfield County
Significant RestrictionsDoor-to-door solicitors, canvassers and peddlers in unincorporated Whitfield County must register and get a $40 permit…
Read full rule →Acworth
Some RestrictionsAnyone canvassing or soliciting orders door-to-door in Acworth must register with the city clerk before knocking on a…
Read full rule →Atlanta
Some RestrictionsDoor-to-door sellers in Atlanta must get a city permit before knocking on doors, show ID stating who they represent…
Read full rule →Augusta-Richmond County
Some RestrictionsAugusta-Richmond County requires anyone applying for a peddler or solicitor permit to file a signed application in…
Read full rule →Carroll County
Some RestrictionsCarroll County requires anyone selling goods, taking sales orders, or soliciting door-to-door in the unincorporated…
Read full rule →Clayton County
Some RestrictionsAnyone going door to door in unincorporated Clayton County to sell, solicit donations or canvass must first obtain a…
Read full rule →Decatur
Some RestrictionsAnyone going residence to residence in the City of Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia to sell merchandise, solicit orders…
Read full rule →Johns Creek
Some RestrictionsJohns Creek requires anyone soliciting sales door-to-door for profit to first obtain a city permit, valid no more than…
Read full rule →Macon Bibb County
Some RestrictionsAnyone going door-to-door in Macon-Bibb County to sell goods, take orders, solicit donations, or hand out commercial…
Read full rule →Sandy Springs
Some RestrictionsAnyone selling goods, services or subscriptions door-to-door for profit in Sandy Springs must first get a city permit…
Read full rule →South Fulton
Some RestrictionsSouth Fulton makes it unlawful to solicit or call on residences door-to-door for commercial purposes without a permit…
Read full rule →No-Knock Registry
Programs that let homeowners register to opt out of door-to-door solicitation, and the penalties for solicitors who ignore the list.
Cobb County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Cobb County, a door-to-door salesperson cannot cross the threshold without the occupant's express…
Read full rule →Marietta
Significant RestrictionsMarietta bars door-to-door solicitation before 10:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. standard time (8:00 p.m. daylight time)…
Read full rule →Acworth
Some RestrictionsPosting a "Solicitors, peddlers, salesmen prohibited" sign at an Acworth home makes it a nuisance for any peddler…
Read full rule →Atlanta
Some RestrictionsAtlanta bars door-to-door solicitors from entering any home posted with a "No Peddlers" or "No Solicitors" sign, and…
Read full rule →Chatham County
Some RestrictionsPosting a No Soliciting sign carries legal weight in unincorporated Chatham County. Sec. 16-314(5) makes it a violation…
Read full rule →Clayton County
Some RestrictionsA visible 'no solicitation,' 'no peddling' or 'no trespassing' sign at a Clayton County residence legally bars any…
Read full rule →Columbia County
Some RestrictionsColumbia County limits permitted solicitors to 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and runs no formal no-knock registry. A posted…
Read full rule →Decatur
Some RestrictionsDecatur, Georgia bars door-to-door sellers, order-takers, canvassers and charity solicitors from ringing a doorbell or…
Read full rule →DeKalb County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated DeKalb County requires a solicitor's permit for door-to-door sales and bans the activity between 9:00…
Read full rule →Fayette County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Fayette County bars canvassers, solicitors, peddlers and door-to-door salespeople from calling at any…
Read full rule →Forsyth County
Some RestrictionsPosting a 'no soliciting' sign at a Forsyth County home legally bars any solicitor or canvasser from knocking, under…
Read full rule →Fulton County
Some RestrictionsA conspicuous no-soliciting sign at a home in unincorporated Fulton County legally bars door-to-door solicitors under…
Read full rule →Gwinnett County
Some RestrictionsCanvassers and solicitors in unincorporated Gwinnett County can't knock between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. Monday through…
Read full rule →Hall County
Some RestrictionsHall County limits door-to-door solicitation to 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays with no Sunday or holiday calls, bars…
Read full rule →Henry County
Some RestrictionsHenry County makes it unlawful under Code of Ordinances § 3-3-46(2)(e)(4) for any canvasser or solicitor to solicit or…
Read full rule →Johns Creek
Some RestrictionsPosting a written 'no solicitors' sign makes it an unlawful nuisance for door-to-door solicitors to ring the bell in…
Read full rule →Macon Bibb County
Some RestrictionsMacon-Bibb County bars door-to-door solicitation between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., on Sundays, and on federal or state…
Read full rule →Roswell
Some RestrictionsRoswell, Georgia makes it a nuisance for a solicitor to knock or ring a doorbell once a resident has posted a sign…
Read full rule →Sandy Springs
Some RestrictionsSandy Springs bars door-to-door solicitors and canvassers from working any residential property that posts a visible…
Read full rule →Walton County
Some RestrictionsPermitted door-to-door sellers in unincorporated Walton County may not contact residents before 9:00 a.m. or after 8:00…
Read full rule →Whitfield County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Whitfield County limits door-to-door canvassers, solicitors and peddlers to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to…
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