Chapter 15 OFFENSES--MISCELLANEOUS*
Sec. 15-27.2. Panhandling.
(a) Panhandling shall mean to accost and beg from persons in a public
place and shall include the conduct of begging which harasses, menaces,
intimidates, impedes traffic or otherwise causes harm.
(b) It shall be
unlawful for any person to panhandle in a public place.
(c) Any person who
violates any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not
less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both, Any such
violation shall constitute a separate offense on each successive day continued.
Violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Ord. No. G-90-17,
§ 1, 9-6-90)
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