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Door-to-door solicitation is legal in Bartlesville — as long as the solicitors have obtained a temporary permit from the Community Development Department before knocking on your door.

Residents can ask to see the permit and, if the solicitor can't produce one, the city can suspend an existing permit or stop the solicitation.

In residential areas, door-to-door soliciting can only occur between the hours of 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on any day except Sunday, when the hours are further restricted to noon to 6 p.m.

If a resident has a "No Solicitors," "No Soliciting," "No Trespassing" or similar sign on their property that can be easily seen by anyone approaching the door, solicitors are prohibited from attempting a sale at that residence.

Note that just because a solicitor has been issued a city permit, it is still a "buyer beware" system. City staff verifies the company exists in the state of Oklahoma, but staff have no way of verifying the legitimacy of the company or the product being sold.