Door-to-Door Solicitation.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 92-15
in effect92-15. Door-to-Door Solicitation.
1. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
a. No later than 5 days prior to any solicitation within the city, each solicitor shall register with the district police station in the area in which he or she intends to solicit. This registration shall contain the solicitor's name, home address and date of birth and the name and address of the person, firm, corporation or organization which the solicitor represents.
b. In lieu of the requirement in par. a, any person, firm, corporation or organization soliciting with a number of solicitors may, no later than 5 days prior to any solicitation, provide a current list of solicitors representing the person, firm, corporation or organization to the applicable district police station. The list shall include the names and addresses of the persons, firms, corporations or organizations and the names, home addresses and dates of birth of all solicitors.
2. SIGN PROHIBITING SOLICITA-TION. Any person who wishes to exclude solicitors from that person’s premises may place upon or near the usual entrance to the premises a printed placard or sign bearing the notice "Solicitors Prohibited" or similar restriction. If such a sign is posted, no solicitor may ring the doorbell upon or near any door, or create any sound in any other manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of such residence, but shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises. No solicitor may enter or attempt to enter in or upon any premises where such a placard or sign is placed or maintained. This subsection shall not apply to any person exempted under s. 92-3-1.
3. SOLICITATION PROHIBITED DURING NIGHT-TIME HOURS. No person may engage in door-to-door in-person solicitation of any residential occupant for any commercial or fundraising purpose between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH92.pdf#page=5Fetched: 10/26/2026