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

Anyone going house to house or place to place selling goods or services in Auburn needs a solicitor's license under ACC…

Bellingham requires a police-vetted license under BMC Ch. 6.18 before anyone can canvass or solicit door-to-door, with…

Anyone going door-to-door in Kent to sell goods or services must first obtain a solicitor's license from the finance…

Door-to-door sellers and fundraisers in Port Townsend need a $50/year city license, a police background check, and must…

Anyone peddling door-to-door in Renton needs a permit from the Finance Department before approaching a single house…

Door-to-door sellers in Sammamish must hold a City solicitor's license before knocking on a single door. SMC…

Door-to-door sales in Tacoma require a $90, six-month license, a photo ID card, and fingerprint-based background checks…

Peddlers in unincorporated Thurston County must hold a county-issued license, with a flat $25 annual fee set by…

Yakima requires a city permit for peddling, soliciting or street sales, with a background check and a $15,000 bond for…

Door-to-door sellers in Benton County's cities, including Kennewick, Richland, and Prosser, generally need a peddler or…

Anyone going door to door in Edmonds to sell goods or services must first secure a city business license under ECC…

Everett requires anyone peddling, canvassing or soliciting door-to-door within city limits to hold a city license…

Federal Way requires door-to-door sellers and other roving mobile vendors to obtain a temporary business registration…

Anyone going door to door in unincorporated Franklin County taking orders for future delivery of goods or services must…

Anyone peddling, hawking, bartering or auctioneering door to door in unincorporated Grant County needs a license from…

Kennewick requires anyone peddling, soliciting orders or acting as an itinerant vendor door-to-door to first obtain a…

Soliciting contributions for charitable or religious purposes in unincorporated King County requires a permit from the…

Anyone going door to door in Lakewood, Pierce County, to sell goods or services, take orders, or seek donations must…

Lynnwood, Washington requires anyone peddling goods, services or things door to door, or from a stand on unenclosed…

Pasco requires anyone acting as a solicitor within the city to first obtain a license under PMC 5.65.020. Applicants…

Anyone peddling or soliciting door to door in unincorporated Pierce County needs a license from the County Auditor…

Puyallup requires a $50.00 annual solicitor's license, on top of any general business license, before going door to…

Commercial door-to-door solicitors in Redmond need a permit from Redmond Police under RMC 5.20 after a background…

Seattle regulates door-to-door solicitation through its business license requirements and consumer protection…

Door-to-door sellers in Whatcom County's cities, including Bellingham, Lynden, and Ferndale, generally need a peddler…

Door-to-door sellers in Yakima County's cities, including Yakima, Sunnyside, and Selah, generally need a peddler or…

Benton County keeps no county-wide do-not-knock registry. A posted "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" sign carries…

Edmonds bars peddlers from approaching any home or business posting a "No Peddlers" or "No Solicitors" sign, and…

A resident of unincorporated Franklin County can bar handbill distribution and peddling by posting a conspicuous sign…

Lakewood, Pierce County, requires licensed solicitors and peddlers to honor a posted "No Peddlers" or "No Solicitors"…

Marysville bars peddlers and solicitors from knocking or ringing the bell at any home posted with a "No Peddlers or…

Pasco lets residents block unwanted door-to-door contact under Chapter 5.70 PMC. A posted 'No Soliciting' sign bars…

A posted "No Peddlers or Solicitors" sign is legally enforceable in unincorporated Pierce County. PCC 5.10.160 makes it…

Posting a "no solicitors allowed" sign makes it a nuisance for peddlers to ring your bell, and all soliciting is capped…

A posted "No Soliciting" sign is legally binding in Puyallup: ringing a doorbell to solicit past a posted sign is a…

Residents can block door-to-door solicitors simply by posting a sign. SMC 5.06.020(2) makes it "a violation to solicit…

Seattle residents can post No Soliciting signs that solicitors must legally respect, and trespass laws protect…

Washington's criminal trespass law, not a special "do-not-knock" ordinance, is what makes a posted "No Soliciting" sign…

Yakima bans entering posted "No Peddlers"/"No Solicitors" properties and bars door-knocking between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.

Yakima County keeps no county-wide do-not-knock registry. A posted "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" sign carries…

Grant County Code 8.28.150 makes it unlawful to throw, deposit or distribute commercial or noncommercial handbills…

Unincorporated King County lets any occupant bar door-to-door solicitors just by posting a sign. Under King County Code…