# The city list, then the pin

What is a no knock list is a city registry of addresses commercial solicitors must skip. Knockdesk is field sales software that does not download that city file. You read the registry, then mark Do Not Contact on the pin so the next turf loop does not treat the porch as Unvisited. This page is general information, not legal advice.

## A paper list in the van is not a skip on the turf

You feel it when the clerk PDF lives in the glovebox and Harbor still shows Unvisited on listed houses. What is a no knock list is the city file. The skip the crew can trust is the Do Not Contact pin. Knockdesk does not import city registries. A sign at the door still needs a mark, even when the address was never on the list. This page is general information, not legal advice.

**Registry.** Open the city page for the city you are walking. There is no national no-knock file.

**Sign.** A posted No Soliciting notice is separate from the registry. Still skip, then mark the pin.

**Pin.** Mark Do Not Contact, or complete an outcome that marks the pin that way.

## A city list of 18, two signs, twenty pins that should not get a knock

Dock loop holds 160 pins. The city registry lists 18 of those addresses. Maya marks those 18 as Do Not Contact. Two more houses are not on the list and have a posted sign. She marks those 2 as well. DNC on the turf is 20. If the PDF stays in the van, 18 still read Unvisited and the next loop knocks them. Recompute the skip from the pin. This page is general information, not legal advice.

| Source | Count | On the turf |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pins on Dock loop | 160 | The pack Maya holds |
| City registry matches | 18 | Skip, then mark Do Not Contact |
| Posted signs, not on the list | 2 | Skip, then mark Do Not Contact |
| DNC pins after the walk | 20 | The next loop can leave them |
| If the PDF never left the van | 18 still Unvisited | The next knock hits a listed porch |

## City registry first, then the Do Not Contact pin

Open the city registry. Watch for a sign. Mark Do Not Contact on the pin. Log the visit on eligible doors, including Not Home. Do not treat a paper list as coverage. This page is general information, not legal advice.

1. Open the city no-knock registry for the city you are running.
2. Skip every listed address, then mark Do Not Contact on those pins.
3. Watch for a posted No Soliciting sign even when the house is not on the list, and mark those pins too.
4. Work the rest of the turf you were handed.
5. Log eligible visits, including Not Home, so Friday is not a chat.

## How Knockdesk tracks it

Mark Do Not Contact on the pin, or complete an outcome that marks the pin that way. Knockdesk does not import a city registry. The next turf loop can leave a DNC pin. Full desk is on the pricing page. This page is general information, not legal advice.

## Keep going from the skip

- [Field sales glossary](/glossary): The hub this term opens from.

- [No-knock registry](/laws/no-knock-registry): City registry pages, then the Do Not Contact pin. General information, not legal advice.

- [Do not contact](/glossary/do-not-contact): The pin mark the city list has to become, or the porch stays Unvisited.

- [Canvass](/canvass): Work the turf after the DNC pins are marked.

## FAQ

### What is a no knock list?

A no knock list is a city registry of addresses commercial solicitors must skip. There is no national download. This is general information, not legal advice.

### Does Knockdesk import the city file?

No. Open the city registry, then mark Do Not Contact on the pin so the next loop does not treat the house as Unvisited.

### How is a no knock list different from Do Not Contact?

The no knock list belongs to the city. Do Not Contact is the pin mark in Knockdesk. The list does not skip the porch until that pin is marked.

### What about a No Soliciting sign?

A posted sign is separate from the registry. Skip that house and mark Do Not Contact even when the address was never on the city list. This is general information, not legal advice.

### What if the paper list stays in the van?

In the example, 18 listed addresses still read Unvisited, and the next loop knocks them. Mark the pins.

### Is this legal advice?

No. This page is general information, not legal advice. Read the city registry and your counsel for the city you walk.

### How much does Knockdesk cost?

Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.