4 Washington towns, 4 quoted. Of these, 2 have codes that bar uninvited soliciting at homes and 2 are unclear. Each row
links its source and shows the date read.
Published October 20, 2026
Counts
Washington towns by rule
Rule
Towns
Uninvited home soliciting barred
2
Unclear wording: ask the clerk
2
Washington state law
Read on the legislature's or official code publisher's own site.
"If the retail installment transaction was entered into by the buyer and solicited in person or by a commercial telephone solicitation as defined by chapter 20, Laws of 1989" (at a place other than the seller's address) · "not later than midnight of the third day (excluding Sundays and holidays) following the date the buyer signs the contract or charge agreement"
"The term “peddler” for the purpose of this chapter includes all persons, both principals and agents, who go from place to place and house to house, carrying for sale"
Town by town
Aberdeen
Uninvited home soliciting barred
“It is unlawful for any person to go in or about any private residence … in the furtherance of their business unless they have first received a request or invitation from the owner or occupant …”
The code makes going to a private residence in furtherance of business unlawful unless the owner or occupant first requested or invited it. We found no exception for permit or license holders in the same code.
County
Grays Harbor County
Section
Title 5 Ch. 5.10, Sec. 5.10.170(A) and (B)
Hours / signs
Sec. 5.10.170(B): unlawful to solicit on public property or in the residential area between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Code version
Aberdeen Municipal Code, current through Ordinance 6744, passed July 22, 2026 (Sec. 5.10.170 added by Ord. 6373, 12/08/2004)
“No person shall throw, deposit, post or distribute any handbill upon any private property … a sign bearing the words “No Trespassing,” “No Peddlers or Agents,” “No Advertisement,””
The city code has no door-to-door solicitor chapter; its only sign rule covers leaving handbills on posted premises. Ask the city clerk.
County
King County
Section
Sec. 9.11.030 (Anti-Litter Code, Distribution on Posted Premises); Title 5 chapter list; Ordinance Table
Hours / signs
Sec. 9.11.030: a No Trespassing or No Peddlers or Agents sign bars leaving handbills on posted private property; no door-to-door sales rule found.
Code version
Bellevue City Code, current through Ordinance 6929, passed July 14, 2026
“Any person selling any commodity or merchandise from house to house … shall pay … after application and approval for each business conducted or carried on in the city.”
The only published code is a 2011 PDF: business license required, a fee for house-to-house sellers, no solicitor chapter; later ordinances are not shown. Ask the clerk.
County
Yakima County
Section
Ch. 5.05, Secs. 5.05.020, 5.05.200
Permit
Secs. 5.05.020, 5.05.200: city business license required; house-to-house sellers pay 30.00 dollars after application and approval.
Code version
City of Moxee Municipal Code - 2011 (PDF; 1998 codification, PDF modified January 17, 2012); later ordinances such as Ord. 855 (amending 5.05.020(C)) are posted separately
““Peddling” means the sale … of goods, wares, merchandise, services … by personal solicitations upon private property occupied as a residence … It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in peddling in the town.”
The code makes door-to-door selling of goods or services at residences unlawful; exemptions cover only newspaper and cable television vendors. We found no exception for permit or license holders in the same code.
County
Yakima County
Section
Title 4 Ch. 4.20, Secs. 4.20.010, 4.20.020(1), 4.20.030, 4.20.040, 4.20.050
Code version
Union Gap Municipal Code, codified through Ordinance No. 3148, adopted April 27, 2026 (Supp. No. 44, 6-26)
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.
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