Soliciting & Door-to-Door in New Jersey (2026)
37 rules on the books across New Jersey, 22 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.
Bergen County
Significant RestrictionsSelling goods, giving away merchandise, or handing out circulars anywhere in a Bergen County park requires prior…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Significant RestrictionsBergenfield bars canvassing or soliciting house to house without a written permit and identification card issued by the…
Read full rule →Brick
Significant RestrictionsBrick Township requires hawkers, peddlers, canvassers and solicitors to obtain a Township Clerk license before going…
Read full rule →Camden County
Significant RestrictionsCamden County bars soliciting of any kind on county park land unless the person holds a permit, grouping it with other…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Significant RestrictionsAnyone who wants to canvass, solicit, distribute materials, or peddle merchandise door-to-door in Cherry Hill Township…
Read full rule →Clifton
Significant RestrictionsClifton requires a written license before anyone can go house to house selling goods, taking orders, or booking future…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Significant RestrictionsElizabeth requires a written permit from the license inspector at the central license bureau before anyone canvasses…
Read full rule →Freehold Township
Significant RestrictionsCommercial solicitors, peddlers, hawkers and canvassers must hold a Township license before knocking on a single…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Significant RestrictionsSection 121-3 requires anyone peddling, hawking or soliciting door-to-door in Hackensack to get a Police Department…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Significant RestrictionsHamilton Township requires anyone peddling or soliciting door to door to hold a Township Clerk license first, backed by…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Significant RestrictionsJersey City requires anyone who canvasses or solicits door-to-door, taking orders for goods, services or real estate on…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Significant RestrictionsLakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, requires every hawker, peddler, canvasser, solicitor or mobile food vendor…
Read full rule →Linden
Significant RestrictionsPeddlers, solicitors and transient merchants must get a $400 license before working Linden's streets, and door-to-door…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Significant RestrictionsLong Branch treats door-to-door solicitors, canvassers and peddlers as "vendors" under its Peddling and Soliciting…
Read full rule →Newark
Significant RestrictionsNewark requires anyone who canvasses or solicits door-to-door to first get a written permit from the Chief of Police…
Read full rule →Passaic
Significant RestrictionsAnyone canvassing or soliciting door-to-door in Passaic, for goods, information, money or donations, paid or not, needs…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Significant RestrictionsVillage of Ridgewood Code § 218-3A bars anyone from peddling, soliciting or canvassing in the Village without first…
Read full rule →Toms River
Significant RestrictionsToms River Township bars anyone from soliciting contributions for a charitable or religious cause within the township…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Significant RestrictionsPeddling, soliciting or working as a transient merchant in Woodbridge is unlawful without a Township Clerk-issued…
Read full rule →Irvington
Some RestrictionsAnyone who wants to canvass, solicit, distribute circulars or call house-to-house in Irvington needs a written permit…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsAnyone canvassing or soliciting door-to-door in Paterson must register with the Director of Public Safety first, pay a…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton requires every peddler, solicitor, or door-to-door canvasser to get an individual license or permit from the…
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.
Bergenfield
Significant RestrictionsBergenfield residents can register with the Borough Clerk for a five-year spot on the No-Knock List, barring peddlers…
Read full rule →Brick
Significant RestrictionsBrick Township maintains a do-not-knock registry of addresses where peddling and door-to-door sales are barred, updated…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Significant RestrictionsHackensack lets residents block door-to-door sales by posting a sign: § 121-9B makes it unlawful for any peddler or…
Read full rule →Linden
Significant RestrictionsLinden maintains a City Clerk registry of addresses where canvassing and soliciting are barred; being listed revokes…
Read full rule →Newark
Significant RestrictionsNewark maintains an online No-Knock Registry that residents can join for free to bar door-to-door canvassers and…
Read full rule →Clifton
Some RestrictionsClifton residents can get a free sticker from the City Clerk declaring they don't want to be canvassed or solicited…
Read full rule →Freehold Township
Some RestrictionsFreehold Township residents can register their address on a Township-run 'Do Not Solicit' List, and Chapter 288 flatly…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsHamilton Township residents can bar door-to-door sellers by joining the Municipal Clerk's "Do Not Solicit" list, and no…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Some RestrictionsJersey City lets residents bar canvassers and solicitors from their doors by joining a no-knock registry the City Clerk…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, restricts licensed peddlers and canvassers to house-to-house solicitation…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsPassaic requires a permit before anyone may solicit or canvass door-to-door, and City Code § 211-19 confines that…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Some RestrictionsVillage of Ridgewood Code § 218-3F bans door-to-door solicitation between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. every day, and §…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsThe Township Clerk maintains a public 'Do Not Knock' Registry: residents sign up at Town Hall, and any peddler…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Some RestrictionsWoodbridge residents can register on the Township Clerk's "No Knock List" to bar peddlers, panhandlers, solicitors and…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Light RestrictionsLong Branch residents can put their address on a City Clerk-run No Knock Registry to keep canvassers, peddlers and…
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