Redding Municipal Code Ch. 10.19 Unlawful Solicitation

For purposes of this chapter:

"Aggressive manner" means any of the following:

1. Approaching or speaking to a person, or following a person before, during or after soliciting, asking or begging, if that conduct is intended or is likely to cause a reasonable person to: (i) fear bodily harm to oneself or to another, damage to or loss of property, or (ii) otherwise be intimidated into giving money or other thing of value;

2. Intentionally touching or causing physical contact with another person or an occupied vehicle without that person's consent in the course of soliciting, asking or begging;

3. Intentionally blocking or interfering with the safe or free passage of a pedestrian or vehicle by any means, including unreasonably causing a pedestrian or vehicle operator to take evasive action to avoid physical contact;

4. Using violent or threatening gestures toward a person solicited either before, during or after soliciting, asking or begging;

5. Persisting in closely following or approaching a person, after the person solicited has been solicited and informed the solicitor by words or conduct that such person does not want to be solicited or does not want to give money or any other thing of value to the solicitor; or

6. Using profane, offensive or abusive language which is inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction, either before, during or after solicitation.

"Automated teller machine" means any electronic information processing device which accepts or dispenses cash in connection with a credit, deposit or convenience account.

"Automated teller machine facility" means the area comprised of one or more automated teller machines, and any adjacent space which is made available to banking customers after regular banking hours.

"Bank" means any member bank of the Federal Reserve System, and any bank, banking association, trust company, savings bank, or other banking institution organized or operated under the laws of the United States, and any bank the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

"Check cashing business" means any person duly licensed as a check seller, bill payer or prorater pursuant to Division 3 of the California Financial Code, commencing with Section 12000.

"Credit union" means any federal credit union and any state-chartered credit union the accounts of which are insured by the administrator of the National Credit Union Administration.

"Public place" means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access, and includes, but is not limited to, any street, highway, sidewalk, parking lot, plaza, transportation facility, school, place of amusement, park, playground and any doorway, entrance, hallway, lobby and other portion of any business establishment, an apartment house or hotel not constituting a room or apartment designed for actual residence.

"Public transportation vehicle" means any vehicle, including a trailer bus, designed, used or maintained for carrying ten or more persons, including the driver; or a passenger vehicle designed for carrying fewer than ten persons, including the driver, and used to carry passengers for hire.

"Savings and loan association" means any federal savings and loan association and any "insured institution" as defined in Section 401 of the National Housing Act, as amended, and any federal credit union as defined in Section 2 of the Federal Credit Union Act.

"Solicit, ask or beg" means and includes using the spoken, written or printed word, or bodily gestures, signs or other means with the purpose of obtaining an immediate donation of money or other thing of value or soliciting the sale of goods or services.

(Ord. 2400 § 2 (part), 2007)

No person shall solicit, ask or beg in an aggressive manner in any public place.

(Ord. 2400 § 2 (part), 2007)

A. No person shall solicit, ask or beg within fifteen feet of any entrance or exit of any bank, savings and loan association, credit union or check cashing business during its business hours or within fifteen feet of any automated teller machine during the time it is available for customers' use. However, when an automated teller machine is located within an automated teller machine facility, such distance shall be measured from the entrance or exit of the automated teller machine facility.

B. No person shall solicit, ask or beg within an automated teller machine facility where a reasonable person would or should know that he or she does not have the permission to do so from the owner or other person lawfully in possession of such facility.

C. No person shall solicit, ask or beg in any parking lot or structure at any time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.

D. No person shall solicit, ask or beg in any public transportation vehicle.

(Ord. 2400 § 2 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 2578, § 1, 12-5-2017)

A. Nothing in Section 10.19.030(A) shall be construed to prohibit the lawful vending of goods and services within such areas addressed by Section 10.19.030(A).

B. The provisions of Section 10.19.030(A) and (B) shall not apply to any unenclosed automated teller machine located within any building, structure or space whose primary purpose or function is unrelated to banking activities, including, but not limited to, supermarkets, airports and school buildings, provided that such automated teller machine shall be available for use only during the regular hours of operation of the building, structure or space in which such machine is located.

C. The provisions of Section 10.19.030(C) and (D) shall not apply to solicitations related to business which is being conducted on the subject premises by the owner or lawful tenants; solicitations related to the lawful towing of a vehicle; or to solicitations related to emergency repairs requested by the operator or other occupant of a vehicle.

(Ord. 2400 § 2 (part), 2007)