(A) No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or on private premises which are inhabited, except by handing or transmitting such handbill directly to the owner, occupant or other person then present in or on such private premises. However, in the case of inhabited private premises which are not posted as provided in § 97.48, a person, unless requested by anyone on the premises not to do so, may place or deposit such a handbill in or on the inhabited private premises if the handbill is so placed or deposited as to secure or prevent it from being blown or drifted about the premises or sidewalks, streets or other public places, except that mailboxes may not be so used when so prohibited by federal postal law or regulations.
(B) The provisions of division (A) of this section shall not apply to the distribution of mail by the United States, nor to newspapers, except that newspapers shall be placed on private property in such a manner as to prevent their being carried or deposited by the elements onto any street, sidewalk or other public place or onto private property.
(C) Arrest or conviction for a violation of this section does not constitute a criminal record and need not be reported by the person so arrested or convicted in response to any inquiries about the person’s criminal record, including any inquiries contained in any application for employment, a license or other right or privilege, or made in connection with the person’s appearance as a witness.
(Prior Code, § 632.20) (Ord. 91-17, passed 6-11-1991)