"Panhandling"
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "panhandling" means to solicit
an individual:
(1) on a street or in another public place; and
(2) by requesting an immediate donation of money or something
else of value.
(b) The term includes soliciting an individual:
(1) by making an oral request;
(2) in exchange for:
(A) performing music;
(B) singing; or
(C) engaging in another type of performance; or
(3) by offering the individual an item of little or no monetary
value in exchange for money or another gratuity under
circumstances that would cause a reasonable individual to
understand that the transaction is only a donation.
(c) The term does not include an act of passively standing, sitting,
performing music, singing, or engaging in another type of
performance:
(1) while displaying a sign or other indication that a donation is
being sought; and
(2) without making an oral request other than in response to an
inquiry by another person.
As added by P.L.140-2005, SEC.8.
Last modified: May 24, 2006