Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Virginia (2026)

Door-to-door solicitors in Suffolk must register with the chief of police and obtain a permit under City Code Chapter…

Anyone who goes door to door in Albemarle County outside Charlottesville and Scottsville to sell goods or take orders…

Alexandria requires every door-to-door peddler, canvasser or solicitor to obtain a certificate of registration from the…

Arlington County Code § 30-1 makes it unlawful to peddle, vend, or canvass in the county without a permit. Section 30-3…

Anyone going door to door in Chesapeake to sell goods, take orders, or solicit information for a future sale needs a…

Chesterfield County requires anyone going door to door selling goods or services, or taking orders, to first get a $20…

Anyone going door-to-door in Hampton to sell goods or take orders with payment collected in advance must first get a…

In Hanover County outside the Town of Ashland, no one may knock on a residential door to sell goods, take orders, or…

Anyone who wants to peddle door-to-door in Lynchburg must first get a permit from the chief of police under City Code…

Anyone going door-to-door to sell, survey or collect donations in unincorporated Montgomery County must register with…

Anyone peddling, soliciting or itinerant vending door-to-door in Prince William County needs a permit under Sec. 18-16…

Richmond regulates door-to-door and street peddling through Article VIII of Chapter 6: anyone who carries goods in a…

Spotsylvania County requires every door-to-door solicitor to hold a sheriff-issued permit before going door to door…

Virginia Beach requires a $20 police-issued permit before going door-to-door to sell goods or take orders at private…

Canvassing, peddling or soliciting door-to-door in Fairfax County without a license is unlawful under County Code…

Anyone who carries goods from place to place in Frederick County to sell or barter, including door-to-door sellers…

Henrico has no separate "solicitor permit"; anyone who peddles goods door to door or from a vehicle falls under the…

Anyone going door to door in unincorporated Loudoun County to sell goods or take orders, a peddler, solicitor, or…

Door-to-door peddlers and itinerant merchants in Newport News must hold an annual license taxed at $325, display a…

Every door-to-door peddler in Portsmouth must buy a $500 annual license from the commissioner of the revenue, cannot…

Anyone doing commercial door-to-door solicitation in Roanoke County must first get a permit from the commissioner of…

Stafford County requires every door-to-door vendor to obtain a sheriff's office permit before soliciting sales or…

Roanoke does not require door-to-door solicitors to obtain a city permit, but City Code § 21-31 bars unsolicited sales…

Virginia enforces the federal Do Not Call Registry and the state Telephone Privacy Protection Act, prohibiting most…

Door-to-door solicitors must carry a Police Department permit, and posting a "No Solicitation" sign on your home makes…

Arlington County Code § 30-11 limits all door-to-door sales and canvassing countywide to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 8:00…

Chesapeake residents may post No Soliciting or No Trespassing signs to bar door-to-door solicitation. Commercial…

Chesterfield County bars permitted solicitors from entering any residential property that displays a 'No Soliciting'…

Fairfax County Code Section 31-1-2 makes it unlawful for any canvasser, peddler, or solicitor to ring the bell, knock…

Hampton residents and businesses can bar permitted commercial solicitors from their property by posting a conspicuous…

A Hanover County solicitor permit does not override a posted no-soliciting sign in the county outside the Town of…

Loudoun County does not maintain a central no-knock registry, but residents can post 'No Soliciting' or 'No…

Lynchburg lets residents block door-to-door sales by posting a sign reading 'No Peddlers Allowed' or 'No Solicitations…

A sign reading "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," or "No Advertisement" posted near your door makes it unlawful…

Prince William County bars peddlers, solicitors and itinerant vendors from knocking door-to-door between a half-hour…

Richmond recognizes posted no-soliciting signs as legally binding notice. Solicitors who knock despite a clearly…

Posting a prominently displayed 'NO SOLICITORS' notice on your Roanoke County property makes it unlawful for anyone to…

Spotsylvania County bars door-to-door solicitors from entering any residential property posted with a 'no soliciting'…

Stafford County bars any vendor from entering a residential property that displays a 'No Soliciting' or 'No…

A posted "No Soliciting" sign is legally binding in Suffolk. Under City Code Sec. 62-35 a solicitor may not enter…