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(A) No person shall solicit in an aggressive manner in a public place.
(B) No person shall solicit when the person being solicited is:
(1) In a bus shelter or at a bus stop;
(2) In a parking garage or parking lot;
(3) In a sidewalk café;
(4) In a line and waiting to be admitted into a commercial establishment; or
(5) In a crosswalk.
(C) No person shall solicit within 10 feet of:
(1) An automated teller machine or an entrance or exit of an automated teller machine facility during the time it is available for customers’ use; or
(2) An entrance or exit to a bank or check cashing business during business hours.
(D) No person shall solicit while walking on, standing on or going into any street or highway used for motor vehicle travel, or any area appurtenant thereto (including medians, shoulder areas, bicycle lanes, turning lanes, ramps and exit ramps).
(CBC 1985 16-41.2; Ord. 2013 c. 1)
(A) Any person who violates Subsection 16-41.2 shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by a judicial order of community service in lieu of a fine or some combination thereof.
(B) Any person who continues to violate any Subsection of 16-41.2 after being ordered to stop by a member of the Boston Police Department may be arrested and kept in custody in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 272, Section 59.
(CBC 1985 16-41.4; Ord. 2013 c. 1)
For the purpose of this Section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LASER POINTER. Any device that emits light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation that is visible to the human eye.
PERSON. Any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm, organization or other legal entity.
PUBLIC SPACE. A place to which the public has a right of access, and includes, but is not limited to, any street, highway, parking lot, plaza, transportation facility, place of amusement, park or playground.
SCHOOL PREMISES. The buildings, grounds or facilities, or any portion thereof, owned, occupied or under the custody or control of public or private institutions for the primary purpose of providing educational and recreational instruction to students.
STUDENT. Any person enrolled to attend a public, private or parochial elementary or secondary school in the city.
(CBC 1985 16-42.1; Ord. 1999 c. 2 § 1)
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