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Wicomico local bill would ban soliciting in roadways and medians; sponsors cite safety, opponents warn of constitutional legal risks
Summary
Delegate Doug Beacham (sponsor listed in transcript as Delegate Beauchamp/Wicomico County) presented a local bill to prohibit roadway solicitation in Wicomico County. Supporters including local schools, sheriff and police chiefs argued the ban protects pedestrians and school buses; an attorney cited Fourth Circuit precedent that may make similar,
Delegate representing Wicomico County presented House Bill 3 20 to prohibit solicitation of money or donations in roadways, medians and intersections in Wicomico County.
Sponsor testimony emphasized public safety and cited prior local laws in other Maryland counties. Delegate Beauchamp (recorded in the transcript as the Wicomico County sponsor) told the committee the bill is intended to prevent people from standing in roadways and medians where they could be struck and where traffic…
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