96-9745 OffensesConwliEahtrSallna
( Published in The Salina Journal June .Z 1, 1996 )
ORDINANCE NUMBER 96-9745
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 25
OF THE SALINA CODE PERTAINING TO OFFENSES, MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS BY ADDING SECTION 25-142.
Kansas:
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina,
Section 1. That Chapter 25 of the Salina Code is hereby amended
by adding Section 25-142 to read as follows:
"Section 25-142. Aggressive Begging/Soliciting.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Solicit money or other things of value, or to
solicit the sale of goods or services, in an
aggressive manner in a public area; or
(2) Solicit money or other things of value, or to
solicit the sale of goods or services on private
property or residential property, if the owner,
tenant, or lawful occupant has asked the person
not to solicit on the property, or has posted a
sign clearly indicating that solicitations are not
welcome on the property.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Aggressive manner" means:
a. Threatening approaches. Approaching the
person being solicited in a manner that 1) is likely to
cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily
harm or the commission of a criminal act upon
property in the person's possession, or 2) is intended
to or is likely to intimidate the person being
solicited into responding affirmatively to the
solicitation;
b. Following. Following the person being
solicited, if that conduct 1) is intended to cause a
reasonable person to fear imminent bodily harm or the
commission of a criminal act upon property in the
person's possession, or 2) is intended to or is likely
to intimidate the person being solicited into
responding affirmatively to the solicitation;
C. Physical contact. Intentionally or
recklessly making any physical contact with or
touching another person in the course of the
solicitation, or approaching within an arm's length of
the person, except with the person's consent;
d. Continuing to solicit. Continuing to solicit
a person after the person has made a negative
response, if continuing the solicitation 1) is intended
to or is likely to cause a reasonable person to fear
imminent bodily harm or the commission of a criminal
act upon property in the person's possession, or 2)
is intended to or is reasonably likely to intimidate
the person being solicited into responding
affirmatively to the solicitation;
e. Verbal threats. Intentionally or recklessly
using words 1) intended to or likely to cause a
reasonable person to fear imminent bodily harm or the
commission of a criminal act upon property in the
person's possession, or 2) likely to intimidate the
person into responding affirmatively to the
solicitation; or
f. Blocking sidewalk or street or pathway.
Intentionally or recklessly blocking the safe or free
passage of the person being solicited or requiring the
person to take evasive action to avoid physical contact
with the person making the solicitation.
(2) "Intimidate" means to engage in conduct which
would make a reasonable person feel threatened or fearful
of harm to the person's personal safety or property.
(3) "Public area" means any place to which the
general public has access and a right to resort for
business, entertainment or other lawful purpose,
including, but not limited to, alleys, bridges, buildings,
driveways, parking lots, parks, plazas, sidewalks, and
streets open to the general public, and the doorways and
entrances to buildings and dwellings, and the grounds
enclosing them.
(4) "To Solicit" includes, without limitation, the
spoken, written, or printed word or such other acts or
bodily gestures as are conducted in the furtherance of the
purposes of begging, soliciting, or asking for any item of
value, monetary or otherwise.
Aggressive Begging/Soliciting is a Class B violation."
Section 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
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ATTEST:
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Introduced: June 10, 1996
Passed: June 17, 1996
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Evelyn Maxwell, Mayor