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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A door-to-door sale shall be solicited by a seller or a seller's representative at a home between the hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. prevailing Delaware time, only.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term “door-to-door sale” shall include a transaction that would be a door-to-door sale but for the $25 purchase price limitation in the definition of “door-to-door sale” in § 4403(3) of this title, regardless of the purchase price.
(c) This section does not apply to a door-to-door sale solicited:
(1) Via telephone, mail, e-mail, or Internet;
(2) Where the seller or the seller's representative solicits a person or persons who have been invited to the owner's, lessee's, and/or resident's home for the purpose of hearing the solicitation;
(3) Where the owner, lessee and/or resident of a home invited a seller or a seller's representative into and/or to the home for the purpose of such solicitation;
(4) By a nonprofit organization under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)) or Delaware law; or
(5) By a public utility or cable television system operator, as defined in § 102(2) or (4) of Title 26, or its agents, provided that such salespersons prominently display an identification card containing the name of the public utility or cable television system operator and in such a manner that a potential buyer shall be able to view it during any transaction with the seller or a representative thereof soliciting a door-to-door sale.
(d) Whoever violates this section shall for the first offense be fined not less than $75 nor more than $150. For each subsequent like offense the person shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $250.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 6. Commerce and Trade § 4406. Time of solicitation - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-6-commerce-and-trade/de-code-sect-6-4406/
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