Solicitation is approaching a person or building in order to:

• Sell or offer for sale, or attempt to take orders for the sale of goods or services of any kind, character or description.

• Request, directly or indirectly, contributions of funds.

• Advertise by the hanging of any flyer or handbill to any building or vehicle, regardless of whether a doorbell is rung or any physical or verbal contact is made. There are, however, some restrictions which must be adhered to, including:

o Hours: Allowed only between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

o Frequency: No more than one solicitation within any consecutive 14 days at the same location, unless invited back by the resident.

o Where: Only at main entrance of residence or business.

Solicitors must:

• disclose who you are and why you are there;

• provide a receipt if over $5.00;

• leave immediately if asked to do so;

• not approach if a "NO SOLICITORS" sign is displayed;

• not block traffic of any drive or street.

You May Not Canvas If:
If convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or ordinance involving force, violence, moral turpitude, deceit, fraud or the violation of any law regulating the act of soliciting. Moral Turpitude is an act or behavior that gravely violates moral sentiment or accepted moral standards of community, such as prostitution, theft, or embezzlement.

Additionally, the Standard Traffic Ordinance prohibits soliciting of any motor vehicle within the streets or from the curb.

There are additional restrictions if Distribution of Handbills are a part of the door-to-door solicitation being done.

Canvassing such as opinion sampling, poll-taking or other similar activity door-to-door does not include Federal, State, County or Lenexa Municipal census takers or registered political candidates or their assigned agents.

Code Reference:
Title 3, Chapter 10, Solicitation 3-9E-8, Residential Picketing 3-8A-1, Standard Traffic Ordinance Incorporated (Sec. 69).

Contacts:
To request "NO SOLICITORS" signs, please contact Chris Barton at 913/477-7715, or David Bryant 913/477-7516 in the City Clerks Office.