Printing Regulations Guide: Know the Rules Before You Print

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Are Door Hangers Soliciting? Legal Rules Explained

Are Door Hangers Soliciting? Legal Rules Explained

Are door hangers soliciting, explained by the legal line between a hanger and solicitation, plus the local ordinance and mailbox rules for legal drops.

Emma Davis
Is It Illegal to Put Flyers in Mailboxes? Know the Law

Is It Illegal to Put Flyers in Mailboxes? Know the Law

Putting flyers in mailboxes is illegal under federal law, with the penalties up to 5,000 dollars, the EDDM exception and legal ways to hand them out.

Nadia Petrov
Can Gift Certificates Expire? Rules You Need to Know

Can Gift Certificates Expire? Rules You Need to Know

Federal law keeps most gift certificates from expiring for at least five years, so here are the state rules, inactivity fee limits and compliant printing.

Emma Davis
Real Estate Yard Sign Rules, Design Tips & Best Practices

Real Estate Yard Sign Rules, Design Tips & Best Practices

Real estate yard sign rules, design tips and placement best practices to stay compliant with local sign codes and print bold, readable signs at 4OVER4.COM.

Sofia Ramirez
How to Lay Out a Postcard Address Side the USPS Will Scan

How to Lay Out a Postcard Address Side the USPS Will Scan

USPS postcard address area requirements put the delivery block on the right half above a 4.75 by 0.625 inch barcode zone, with postage at top right.

Sofia Ramirez
How to Make Your Business Website GDPR Compliant

How to Make Your Business Website GDPR Compliant

What GDPR asks of a business website, from who is in scope and choosing a lawful basis to consent that holds up, the Article 13 notice and 72 hour rule.

Sofia Ramirez
What No Thru Traffic Signs Mean and How to Post One That Holds Up

What No Thru Traffic Signs Mean and How to Post One That Holds Up

What a no thru traffic sign means, who may post one, the letter height a driver can read at 25 mph, and whether aluminum or coroplast fits your road.

Jordan Kim
Slippery Road Ahead Sign Meaning, MUTCD Sizes and Reflective Specs

Slippery Road Ahead Sign Meaning, MUTCD Sizes and Reflective Specs

The slippery road ahead sign is MUTCD W8-5, with what it warns about, its diamond sizes, retroreflective sheeting rules and ordering for private property.

Nadia Petrov
Truck Crossing Signs That Comply, Survive Weather and Read at Speed

Truck Crossing Signs That Comply, Survive Weather and Read at Speed

Truck crossing sign rules, the diamond versus the word panel, reflective sheeting grades, mounting heights and the advance distance a driver really needs.

Tobias Reed
Nadia Petrov
Nadia Petrov Customer Education Writer at 4OVER4.COM

What You Will Find Here

The guides here cover the rules that decide where a printed piece can go: mailboxes, doorsteps, lawns and product packaging. Start anywhere, or jump straight to Is It Illegal to Put Business Cards in Mailboxes?, Are Door Hangers Soliciting? Legal Rules Explained and Is It Illegal to Put Flyers in Mailboxes? Know the Law.

Printed Pieces Built for the Rules

For the doorstep, Door Hangers come in 4.25 x 11, 4.25 x 14, 3.5 x 8.5 and 3.5 x 11 inches on 14pt or 16pt gloss cover, from 250 for $290.41. For the mailbox, send it through the mail: Direct Mail Postcards start at 500 for $89.68, and 4OVER4.COM is CASS certified for direct mail.

For lawns, Campaign Yard Signs print on 4mm white coroplast at 12 x 18, 12 x 24 or 18 x 24 inches, from $25 each; check the placement rules in how to get sign permits in every U.S. state first. For required notices on products and equipment, Premium Warning Labels come in six sizes from 3 x 5 to 5 x 7 inches or any size, in runs from 25.

Where to Go Next

Door hangers, mailers, yard signs and warning labels all sit in all printing categories, and the product videos walk through each one before you order.

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