[Adopted 10-16-2018 by Ord. No. 1552]
All residents of the Borough may register their name, address and/or unit/apartment number with the Municipal Clerk to be placed on the No-Knock List, indicating that they do not want canvassers, distributors, solicitors, peddlers, transient merchants or hawkers of any sort to approach their homes and/or seek personal contact with the occupants of the registered residence. The Municipal Clerk shall provide the registration form, which shall be available during normal business hours. By registering for the No-Knock List, the resident acknowledges that the Borough police, fire and other emergency services groups are exempt from the requirements of this part.
The Municipal Clerk shall maintain a No-Knock List, a copy of which shall be provided to all persons or organizations required to obtain a license or register pursuant to this part. Registrants shall remain on the No-Knock List for a period of five years from the date of registration or until such time as they advise the Municipal Clerk, in writing, that they wish to be removed from the list. The Municipal Clerk shall ensure that the list is updated periodically.
Upon completion of registration on the No-Knock List, the subscriber shall receive a decal stating "DO NOT KNOCK; Registered on the No-Knock List with the Borough of Dumont Municipal Clerk; VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED," which may be displayed in a clearly visible location (e.g., front door or window adjacent to the front door).
It shall be unlawful for any canvasser, distributor, solicitor, peddler, transient merchant or hawker to approach and/or seek personal contact with the occupants of any resident if that residence is registered on the No-Knock List. Anyone violating this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to fines and penalties in accordance with Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Borough Code.
Section 295-25 of this part shall not apply to candidates for political office disseminating campaign or election information, speech or literature. Nor shall § 295-25 of this part apply to bona fide and not-for-profit charitable endeavors.