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Officials discuss implementing new state panhandling law; administration recommends allowing it to take effect
Summary
Council heard a presentation on House Bill 1197, which restricts panhandling at major intersections and allows municipalities to require permits; the administration recommended that Jackson allow the statute to take effect without creating a local permitting system.
Council members heard from Dr. Robert West of the Jackson Police Department and city officials about House Bill 1197, a state law addressing panhandling and solicitation at major intersections.
Dr. West summarized the statute's provisions and said the law was designed "to keep people that was on major intersections from…
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