[Added 5-10-2021 by Ord. No. 37-2021]
The purpose of this section is to balance the constitutional right of free speech of someone to ask for money with the right of someone to walk the streets free of harassment based on laws used in Lancaster and Harrisburg PA. It is the intent of this chapter to provide the Reading Police Department with an additional tool to address aggressive panhandling or loitering when it is reported or when they encounter it and provide the option for a diversionary program for those who violate this section.