MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME SOLICITATIONS.

Dallas City Code ch. 42, art. III

in effect

Dallas City Code § 42-13 TIME AND MANNER FOR CONDUCTING HOME SOLICITATIONS.

SEC. 42-13. TIME AND MANNER FOR CONDUCTING HOME SOLICITATIONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person conducts or attempts to conduct (either personally or through an agent) a home solicitation at a residential premises: (1) before 9:00 a.m. or after sunset of any day, Monday through Saturday; (2) at any time on a Sunday; or (3) at any time on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day (Washington’s Birthday), Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4th), Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day. (b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the visit to the residential premises was the result of a request or an appointment made by the owner or occupant. (c) In this section “sunset” means the time of day published on the weather page of the Dallas Morning News as the time for sunset on that day in the city. (d) A person shall conduct a home solicitation only at the front or main entrance to the residential premises, and shall only gain access to the front or main entrance by using public sidewalks and paved approaches to the entrance. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the owner or occupant of the residential premises consented to another location or manner of access for the home solicitation. (e) A home solicitor commits an offense if he uses any adhesive material, or other material that may cause damage to a door or property, when placing, depositing, or distributing commercial printed matter on residential premises. (Ord. Nos. 14300; 18875; 29245, eff. 4-22-14)

Dallas City Code § 42-14 EXHIBITING SIGNS PROHIBITING HOME SOLICITORS.

SEC. 42-14. EXHIBITING SIGNS PROHIBITING HOME SOLICITORS. (a) Any person desiring to prohibit home solicitations on the person’s residential premises shall exhibit in a conspicuous place upon or near the front or main entrance to the residential premises a weatherproof sign containing the words, “NO SOLICITORS OR HANDBILLS,” or any similar notice indicating that the occupants of the premises do not desire to be bothered, have their right of privacy disturbed, or have commercial printed matter left upon the premises. (b) Every home solicitor, before going onto any residential premises, or placing, depositing, or distributing commercial printed matter upon any residential premises, shall first examine the premises to determine if any sign prohibiting home solicitations is exhibited upon or near the front or main entrance to the premises. If such a sign is exhibited, the home solicitor shall immediately depart from the premises without disturbing the owner or occupant or leaving any commercial printed matter. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the visit was the result of a request or an appointment made by the owner or occupant or that the particular commercial printed matter was left on the premises with the express consent of the owner or occupant. (c) A person commits an offense if the person, either personally or through an agent, engages in or attempts to engage in a home solicitation at a residential premises if a sign is exhibited on the premises in accordance with Subsection (a). It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the visit was the result of a request or an appointment made by the owner or occupant of the residential premises or that the particular commercial printed matter was left on the premises with the express consent of the owner or occupant. (d) A person commits an offense if the person removes, defaces, or renders illegible a sign placed by the owner or occupant on residential premises in accordance with Subsection (a) of this section. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the person was the owner or occupant of the premises or an agent of the owner or occupant. (e) Any home solicitor who has gained entrance to a residential premises, or an audience with the owner or occupant, whether invited or not, shall immediately depart from the premises without disturbing the owner or occupant further when requested to leave by the owner or occupant. (Ord. Nos. 14300; 29245, eff. 4-22-14)

Dallas City Code § 42-15 RECORDS.

SEC. 42-15. RECORDS. (a) Any registrant who uses an agent to conduct home solicitations in the city shall maintain records containing: (1) the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all persons the registrant contracts with or employs to engage in home solicitations in the city; (2) each agent’s date of birth and driver’s license number (with the state of issuance) or, if the agent does not have a driver’s license, the number from another government-issued personal identification card containing the agent’s photograph and date of birth; and (3) the dates, times, and locations of each home solicitation conducted by the registrant or the registrant’s agent in the city. (b) Records required by Subsection (a) must be maintained by the registrant for at least one year and must be made available for examination by the chief, any police officer, or any city code enforcement officer at reasonable times upon request. (Ord. 29245, eff. 4-22-14)

Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-119557Fetched: 10/26/2026