Soliciting & Door-to-Door in South Carolina (2026)
17 rules on the books across South Carolina, 13 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.
Aiken County
Significant RestrictionsAiken County requires anyone peddling, selling, or soliciting door-to-door on private property in the unincorporated…
Read full rule →Berkeley County
Significant RestrictionsBerkeley County requires anyone peddling, hawking, or soliciting door-to-door to hold an annual license under Chapter…
Read full rule →Charleston
Significant RestrictionsCharleston requires anyone peddling door-to-door or street-to-street, including employees of a peddling company, to get…
Read full rule →Florence County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone who wants to peddle, sell or solicit money door-to-door in unincorporated Florence County must register with the…
Read full rule →Horry County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone hawking or peddling goods door to door in unincorporated Horry County must obtain an annual license through the…
Read full rule →Sumter County
Significant RestrictionsAnyone going door-to-door in unincorporated Sumter County to sell products, magazines or other items must first get an…
Read full rule →Columbia
Some RestrictionsColumbia bars anyone from soliciting contributions in the city unless the person or charity has complied with South…
Read full rule →Dorchester County
Some RestrictionsPeddlers selling door to door in unincorporated Dorchester County need a $25 annual county license from the clerk of…
Read full rule →North Charleston
Some RestrictionsNorth Charleston requires anyone peddling goods door-to-door in the city to first obtain the state hawkers and peddlers…
Read full rule →Richland County
Some RestrictionsAnyone peddling goods for non-charitable purposes in unincorporated Richland County must first get the South Carolina…
Read full rule →Rock Hill
Some RestrictionsAnyone selling goods door-to-door in Rock Hill as a traveling salesman or commercial traveler is legally a peddler…
Read full rule →York County
Some RestrictionsYork County has no municipal permit for door-to-door peddlers; South Carolina instead regulates the transaction itself…
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.
Charleston
Some RestrictionsCharleston makes it unlawful for peddlers, charitable solicitors, buskers and palmetto artisans to solicit on any…
Read full rule →Florence County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Florence County, door-to-door peddlers and fundraisers cannot approach a home between 5:00 p.m. and…
Read full rule →Lancaster County
Some RestrictionsLancaster County bars peddlers from entering private property posted against soliciting and from remaining once told to…
Read full rule →Rock Hill
Some RestrictionsRock Hill's Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful to solicit, whether panhandling or busking, on any private property…
Read full rule →York County
Some RestrictionsSouth Carolina has no do-not-knock registry, but state law makes it a crime to keep soliciting a home after the…
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