WAYNE, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey town has passed an ordinance that would limit when solicitors can knock and ring at your door.
Don’t you just hate the unexpected, unsolicited knock at the door just as you’re enjoying your evening, all to coax you into buying something?
“I think it’s important to do something about it. They come at 9, 10 o’clock at night,” said Wayne resident Terry Charnet.
Wayne Mayor Christopher Vergano says there has been an ongoing complaint especially over the past year about an internet and cable provider.
“We were getting complaints from seniors that people they didn’t know bothering them about Verizon. That’s when it came to a head,” Mayor Vergano said.
Township Council voted Wednesday night 6-0 in favor of a change in soliciting. One of the main changes is limiting the time when solicitors can knock and ring at your door.
Ordinance 13 of the code changes says no person shall be permitted to solicit, canvas, or peddle between 7 p.m. and 9 a.m.
“You must come down and you must get police checked to make sure you have no record and you have to stop at 7 p.m.,” Mayor Vergano said.
The violations include $100 for the first offense, $500 for the second offense and a $1,000 for the third time. It’s expected to sail through the vote Wednesday night.
“I think it’s a very good idea, especially for old people and strangers not to open the door,” said a resident named Barbara.
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