14 Alabama towns, 12 quoted. Of these, 10 have codes that bar uninvited soliciting at homes, 1 has permit, registration or hours rules, 1 is unclear and 2 are not published online. Each row
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Published October 20, 2026
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Alabama towns by rule
Rule
Towns
Uninvited home soliciting barred
10
Permit or license required
1
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
1
Code not published online
2
Alabama state law
Read on the legislature's or official code publisher's own site.
§ 5-19-1(8): "A consumer credit sale of goods or services, other than motor vehicles, in which the seller or a person acting for the seller engages in a personal solicitation of the sale" · § 5-19-12(a): "A buyer has the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day following execution by the buyer of an agreement or offer to purchase"
§ 34-35-1(1): "Any person that transacts transient business in this state either in one locality or by traveling from place to place in this state." · § 34-35-7(a): "Each applicant for a transient merchant license must include a license fee of $250 with the application, to be deposited in the county treasury that issues the license." · § 40-12-172: "going from person to person, dealer to dealer, house to house or place to place and selling or offering to sell" (annual state licence tax of $30)
Town by town
Alabaster
Uninvited home soliciting barred
“The practice of going in and upon private residences … by itinerant or transient vendors, or peddlers who have not been so requested or invited … for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise or services … is a nuisance and shall be prohibited.”
The code declares uninvited going upon private residences to take orders for goods, wares, merchandise or services a nuisance and prohibits it. We found no exception for permit or license holders in the same code.
County
Shelby County
Section
Ch. 28 Art. II, Sec. 28-39 (with Secs. 28-2, 28-3, 28-5, 28-7, 28-40)
Hours / signs
Sec. 28-5: residences only 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. unless invited; Sec. 28-7 and 28-3(a)(6): no approach where a "No Soliciting" sign is posted
Permit
Sec. 28-40: certificate of registration from the revenue department, cost as set by the city, up to six months; Sec. 28-3(a)(1): selling without it unlawful
Code version
Supp. No. 22, Codified through Ordinance No. 26-266, adopted February 9, 2026 (online content updated August 20, 2026)
“going in or upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants or transient vendors of merchandise or services, or door-to-door salesman not having been requested or invited … is declared to be a nuisance and punishable as a misdemeanor.”
The code declares uninvited calls at private residences by peddlers or vendors of merchandise or services a nuisance and a misdemeanor; only lawn-maintenance, religious and charitable callers are excepted.
County
Calhoun County
Section
Ch. 21 Art. I, Sec. 21.1 (with Sec. 21.6)
Hours / signs
Sec. 21.1(c): no door-to-door 7:30 p.m.-9:00 a.m. Mon-Sat, none Sundays or legal holidays; 21.1(d): "No Soliciting" placard is notice
Code version
Codified through Ordinance No. 25-O-5, enacted June 17, 2025 (version Dec 5, 2025, current)
“Solicitation means the practice of going in and upon private residences … without permission, invitation or consent of the owner or occupant … It is a violation to engage in any of the following activities: … (5) Solicitation at a private residence.”
Solicitation is defined as uninvited calling at residences or businesses; the code makes solicitation at a private residence a violation even for licensed solicitors, excusing only license-exempt groups.
Sec. 13-228: no solicitation before 9:00 a.m. or after sunset; Sec. 13-227: "No Soliciting" placard at business establishments is notice
Permit
Secs. 13-222-13-224: background check through the police chief and a business license; 75 dollars per solicitor plus 100 dollars sales-tax deposit; license term per the license ordinance
Code version
Codified through Ordinance No. 2025-16, enacted August 2025; version Dec 19, 2025 (current)
“(1) Peddlers selling door-to-door or store-to-store: Issued for single day sales activity. a. Hours: 9am to dusk or 6:00 pm, whichever occurs first … e. Subject to approval and restrictions of the Police Department”
No consolidated current code online; the business license ordinance issues one-day door-to-door peddler licenses subject to police approval, with hours of nine to dusk and No Soliciting placards honored.
County
Shelby County
Section
Ordinance 734-07 (Business License Code) Schedule DD; license code 454399; 1988 Code Ch. 4 Art. IV, Sec. 4-74 (charitable only)
Hours / signs
Schedule DD(1)(a): 9am to dusk or 6:00 pm, whichever first; (c): a "No Soliciting" placard is notice that the resident does not invite solicitors
Permit
Schedule DD: one-day peddler license, 20 dollars plus badge fee 5 dollars each, city-issued badge, subject to Police Department approval and restrictions
Code version
Ordinance 734-07, Business License Code, amended August 23, 2021, effective October 1, 2021 (city PDF, all amendments since 09-01-2021); 1988 Municipal Code Corporation codification posted as six image PDFs
“All canvassers, solicitors, peddlers, itinerant vendors, transient merchants and others who go door-to-door … must have written permission from the appropriate property owners or lessees to sell or solicit sales from private property or from the front of such property”
A license regime for door-to-door sellers sits beside a clause requiring written permission from property owners or lessees to sell or solicit from private property; its reach is undefined.
County
Jefferson County
Section
Ch. 18 Art. XII Div. 2, Sec. 18-277 (with Secs. 18-262, 18-271, 18-278)
Hours / signs
Sec. 18-271(e)(12): licensed door-to-door sales Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sec. 18-277(3)-(4): no entry where a "No Soliciting" or similar placard is posted
Permit
Sec. 18-271: business license from revenue division after police review and background check, 12 dollars per day or 55 dollars per week, bond, badge; 14-day application lead
Code version
Supp. No. 10, Codified through Ordinance No. 23-0509-03, adopted May 23, 2023 (online content updated November 25, 2024); uncodified list through Ord. 26-0810-03 touches nothing in Art. XII
“going in and upon private residences … by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants or transient vendors of merchandise not having been requested or invited … for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise … is declared to be a nuisance”
The code declares uninvited calls at private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise a nuisance and misdemeanor; the clause names goods, wares and merchandise; farm produce excepted.
County
Chambers County
Section
Ch. 18, Sec. 18-6(a) (with Secs. 18-6(b), 18-7, 18-8)
Hours / signs
Sec. 18-7: no door-to-door sales or solicitation in residential areas 6:00 p.m.-9:00 a.m.; Sec. 18-8: must leave premises when asked
Code version
Codified through Ordinance No. 12-23-01; version Jul 26, 2024 (current)
“The practice of going in and upon private residences … by itinerant or transient vendors, or peddlers who have not been so requested or invited … for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise or services … is a nuisance and shall be prohibited.”
The code declares uninvited calls at private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares, merchandise or services a nuisance and prohibits them; religious, charitable, governmental, educational and political callers excepted.
County
Jefferson County
Section
Ch. 26 Art. X, Sec. 26-290(b) (with Secs. 26-290(a), 26-292)
Code version
Codified through Ordinance No. 2196, enacted June 8, 2026; version Aug 31, 2026 (current)
“The practice of going in and upon private residences in the city by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants or transient vendors of merchandise not having been requested or invited … is declared to be a nuisance and punishable as a misdemeanor.”
The code declares uninvited calls at private residences to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise a nuisance and misdemeanor; the clause names goods, wares and merchandise; farm produce excepted.
County
Colbert County
Section
Ch. 78, Sec. 78-1(a) (with Sec. 78-1(c))
Code version
Codified through Ordinance No. 1566-25 (enacted February 2025); version Jul 16, 2025 (current)
“going door to door … by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants or transient vendors of merchandise, not having been requested or invited … for the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise … The same is hereby declared to be a nuisance”
The code declares uninvited door-to-door calls at residences or businesses to solicit orders for goods, wares and merchandise a nuisance and misdemeanor; the clause names goods, wares and merchandise.
County
Autauga County
Section
Ch. 38 Art. V, Sec. 38-334(b) (with Sec. 38-334(a))
Code version
Supp. No. 11, Update 2, Codified through Ordinance No. 2026-011, adopted May 19, 2026 (online content updated August 7, 2026); uncodified Ord. 2026-016 amends only Sec. 38-211
“The practice of going in and upon private residences in the city by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors of merchandise or services, not having been requested or invited … is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor.”
The code makes uninvited calls at residences by peddlers or transient vendors of merchandise or services to solicit orders for goods, wares or merchandise a misdemeanor. We found no exception for permit or license holders in the same code.
County
Talladega County
Section
Ch. 15 Art. I, Sec. 15-14 (with Sec. 15-7)
Code version
Codified through Ordinance No. 2261-23, enacted October 2023; version Oct 20, 2025 (current)
“Entering into or upon private property or premises … by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants or transient vendors of merchandise … without having first been requested or invited … is declared to be a nuisance and unlawful”
The code declares uninvited entry on private premises by peddlers or transient vendors of merchandise to solicit, peddle, hawk or vend a nuisance and unlawful; civic, charitable, religious groups excepted.
County
Colbert County
Section
Ch. 5 Art. I, Sec. 5-24 (with Sec. 5-25)
Code version
Codified through Resolution No. 2020-008, enacted May 2021; version Jul 29, 2021 (current)
“"Peddler" shall mean any person … traveling … from house to house … for the purpose of selling or soliciting for sale goods, wares, merchandise or services … it shall be unlawful for any person … to engage in business as a peddler”
The code makes engaging in business as a peddler unlawful; peddler includes house-to-house selling or soliciting of goods, wares, merchandise or services; local charitable, educational or religious groups excepted.
County
Chambers County
Section
Ch. 50 Art. I, Sec. 50-4(a)-(c)
Code version
Codified through Ordinance No. 2023-028 (enacted December 2023); version Jul 30, 2024 (current); Sec. 50-4 flagged modified in this version
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