Chapter 9.02 Miscellaneous Local Offenses
Section 9.02.050 Aggressive begging.
A. Definitions.
1. "Begs" means to ask for
money or goods as a charity, whether by words, bodily gestures,
signs or other means.
2. "Intimidate" means to
coerce or frighten into submission or obedience.
3. "Public place" means
any road, alley, lane, parking area, sidewalk or any place, private or
otherwise, adopted to and fitted for vehicular or pedestrian travel, that is in common use by the
public with the consent, expressed or implied, of the owner or owners, and further, any public
playground, school grounds, recreation grounds, parks, parkways, park drives, park paths and
wharves, station grounds and rights-of-way open to the use of the public.
B. A person is guilty of aggressive begging in a public place
if he begs with intent to intimidate
another person into giving money or goods.
(6414, Added, 09/27/2006)