City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0253

• File #: 08-0253
• Version: 0
• Name: Street Regulations - Soliciting
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 12/4/2008
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/20/2009
• Enactment #: 09-149
• Title: Street Regulations - Soliciting FOR the purpose of extending certain prohibitions involving the solicitation of customers to apply to the solicitation of donations; increasing the penalties for a violation of these prohibitions; repealing certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary sections involving solicitation activities; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language.
• Sponsors: James B. Kraft
• Indexes: Regulation, Solicitation, Streets

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/20/2009	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
3/16/2009	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
3/2/2009	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
2/23/2009	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
2/9/2009	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
12/8/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/8/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/8/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/4/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
12/4/2008	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Street Regulations - Soliciting

FOR the purpose of extending certain prohibitions involving the solicitation of customers to apply to the solicitation of donations; increasing the penalties for a violation of these prohibitions; repealing certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary sections involving solicitation activities; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Subtitle 50, Part 8
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 19. Police Ordinances

Subtitle 50. Street Regulations

Part 8. Soliciting Customers OR DONATIONS

§ 5056. Obstructing passage prohibited.

[Any] IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY person [who shall be found] in OR ON any [of the streets or highways] STREET or [upon any sidewalks or footways] SIDEWALK [engaged in obstructing the] TO OBSTRUCT passage along [any of said streets or highways or upon any of the said sidewalks or footways] THE STREET OR SIDEWALK by catching hold of or soliciting persons or in any way interfering with their free passage [along said streets, highways, sidewalks, or footways], for th...