MS HB823

Door-to-door for-profit solicitors must carry employee identification or proof of pending license application and present it upon request to homeowners.

Solicitors must truthfully identify themselves by name, company name, and purpose of solicitation without being asked, and provide contact information at no charge.

Solicitors are prohibited from approaching homes displaying no-solicitation signs and cannot engage in deceptive practices such as falsely claiming competitor companies are going out of business, misrepresenting affiliation with competitors or government agencies, or providing false statistics.

For recurring contracts, solicitors must provide written materials clearly disclosing material terms, refund policies, and termination fees before obtaining customer consent and must honor all refunds according to stated policies.

Licensure boards must issue a warning after two reported violations of the no-solicitation sign prohibition and revoke the license after four reported violations, effective July 1, 2019.