9 Arizona towns, 7 quoted. Of these, 1 has a code that bars uninvited soliciting at homes, 3 have permit, registration or hours rules, 3 are unclear and 2 are not published online. Each row
links its source and shows the date read.
Published October 20, 2026
Counts
Arizona towns by rule
Rule
Towns
Uninvited home soliciting barred
1
Permit or license required
3
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
3
Code not published online
2
Arizona state law
Read on the legislature's or official code publisher's own site.
§ 44-5001(1)(a): "Means a sale of goods or services in which the seller or the seller's representative personally solicits the sale without prior invitation, appointment or consent" · § 44-5002(A): "the buyer may cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement"
Town by town
Chandler
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
“A permittee may conduct business on private property subject to written property owner permission. … Outdoor vending at any other location on the private property shall be prohibited.”
Transient merchants, including house-to-house order-takers, need a city permit. A separate clause lets permittees do business on private property subject to written owner permission; reach to door calls undefined.
County
Maricopa County
Section
Ch. 20, Secs. 20-1(D), 20-2, 20-12(G), 20-12(J)
Hours / signs
Sec. 20-12(J): unlawful to come on premises posted 'no peddlers/canvassers/solicitors' or to remain after being asked to leave by the owner or occupant. No hours rule found in Ch. 20.
Permit
Secs. 20-2, 20-5, 20-9, 20-14: transient merchant permit from Management Services Director after police review; one year; fee by Council resolution; fingerprints; 1,000 dollar bond.
Code version
Municode, Codified through Ordinance No. 5171, adopted July 13, 2026 (Supp. No. 80); online content updated Sept 21, 2026
“It is unlawful for any licensee under this article to conduct business: … Without written permission of the property owner for use of the property, which written permission shall be carried when conducting such business.”
Transient merchants need a town business license. Licensees may not conduct business without the property owner's written permission, carried on them. Invited persons are exempt; posted signs bind.
Sec. 14-171: unlawful for a transient merchant to ring the doorbell or knock where a No peddlers, no solicitors or canvassers, no transient merchants or no trespassing sign is exposed. No hours rule.
Permit
Sec. 14-168: business license required for any transient merchant, applied for with the development services director; no fee or term stated in the article.
Code version
Municode, Codified through Ordinance No. 2986, enacted June 9, 2026 (Supp. No. 103); online content updated Sept 11, 2026
“conducting any business as a solicitor, peddler, hawker, canvasser, salesperson or vendor of goods, wares, merchandise … or services for profit who goes from dwelling to dwelling … shall obtain a peddler permit from the Chief of Police.”
A peddler permit from the Chief of Police is required to solicit from dwelling to dwelling, services included. Permit-holders face door-to-door hour limits and must leave when asked.
Sec. 8-1-6(A)(4): no door-to-door business 8 p.m.-9 a.m. Mon-Fri and 5 p.m.-11 a.m. Sat-Sun; (A)(6): unlawful to remain when asked to leave, orally or by written sign.
Permit
Secs. 8-1-2 to 8-1-5: peddler permit from Chief of Police; fee set by Council resolution; term not over one year; not transferable.
Code version
goodyear.municipal.codes (ICC Code Solutions), current through Ordinance 26-1648, passed April 27, 2026
“It is unlawful to solicit in a residential area in the town without first obtaining and maintaining a valid business license issued pursuant to and subject to the provisions of chapter 9-2.”
Door-to-door soliciting, services included, requires a town business license. Licensed solicitors may call 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and must honor no solicitors signs and requests to leave.
Sec. 9-15-4(D): no door-to-door operation before 9:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. any day; (E): no calls where a no solicitors sign is posted; leave when asked.
Permit
Secs. 9-3-2, 9-15-3, 9-2-1: town business license under Ch. 9-2 (license inspector); individual peddlers under 9-3, employees of licensed businesses under 9-15. Fee not stated in chapters read.
Code version
American Legal, Marana Town Code 2026 S-41 (current), revisions through Ordinance 2026.014, adopted August 17, 2026
The posted code shows only a placeholder codification date and no door-to-door solicitation provision; later ordinances may not be codified online. Ask the city clerk.
County
Santa Cruz County
Section
Ch. 11 Art. I (Secs. 11-1 to 11-3); banner
Permit
Ch. 11 Art. I business licenses (Finance Director, Secs. 11-2, 11-3); no door-to-door solicitor provision found in the posted code.
Code version
Municode, Charter and Code, Republication Add.; online content updated August 17, 2022
“It is unlawful for any peddler or solicitor to engage in any such business within the City without first obtaining a license therefor in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.”
Peddlers and solicitors, including those taking orders for services, need a city license. Persons invited to a residence after prior contact are exempt. No hours rule appears in the chapter.
“Notwithstanding the issuance of license, the practice of going in and upon private residences … by transient merchants, not having been requested or invited … for the purpose of soliciting or selling … goods, wares or merchandise or services is a nuisance”
The code declares uninvited visits to private residences by transient merchants to solicit goods or services a nuisance, notwithstanding any license. The term transient merchants is not defined.
We could not find these towns' code of ordinances online on the date shown; ask the town clerk for the current rules.
Cornville (Yavapai County): where we looked, October 19, 2026
Williamson Valley (Yavapai County): where we looked, October 19, 2026
Before you knock in Arizona
Read the current code for the exact address (a mailing address can name a different town), check the
date on each row, and ask the town clerk in writing. Our permits guide shows how.
The full dataset for every state is on the national page and as a
CSV.
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