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Council debates permit requirement, fines and enforcement for public soliciting and camping
Summary
The Utica City Council debated a proposed ordinance to require permits for solicitation in public rights-of-way and to consolidate rules on loitering, aggressive begging, soliciting and camping.
The Utica City Council held a lengthy discussion about a proposed ordinance that would consolidate loitering, aggressive begging, soliciting and camping rules and require permits for soliciting in public rights-of-way.
The proposal would make it unlawful to solicit, collect money, or attempt to solicit on public streets without a permit authorized by the city. The draft sets a $25 fine for a first offense and allows for escalating penalties, administrative remedies and judicial discretion for alternative sentences including community service or drug-court-type programs. Council staff said the permit would create a running record of…
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