City of Baltimore - File #: 05-0082

• File #: 05-0082
• Version: 0
• Name: Unsolicited Advertising Circulars - Vehicles or Residential Property
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/5/2005
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/26/2006
• Enactment #: 06-205
• Title: Unsolicited Advertising Circulars - Vehicles or Residential Property FOR the purpose of prohibiting the placement, without permission, of advertising circulars in or on vehicles or residential property; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the distribution of advertising circulars.
• Sponsors: James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Agnes Welch, President Dixon
• Indexes: Advertising, Circulars, Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/26/2006	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
4/10/2006	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
4/4/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
4/18/2005	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/8/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/8/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/8/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/8/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/5/2005	0	City Council	Introduced
4/5/2005	0	The 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
Unsolicited Advertising Circulars - Vehicles or Residential Property

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the placement, without permission, of advertising circulars in or on vehicles or residential property; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the distribution of advertising circulars.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinance
Section(s) 1-1 through 1-4, inclusive, to be under the amended
subtitle designation "Subtitle 1. Advertising Circulars"
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-14(e)(3) and 41-14(2)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Preamble

The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore recognizes the constitutional right of any person to disseminate information, including information of a commercial nature.

The distribution of these items on vehicles and on private property, however, can be injurious to the public health, safety, and welfare. The accumulation of unsolicited advertising materials dirties the streets and sidewalks; it also identifies temporarily vacant residences as potential targets for burglary, vandalism, and oth...