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Wicomico County bill would ban roadway solicitation countywide; AG opinion and scope of roads drew questions
Summary
Senator Mary Beth Carozza presented local enabling legislation to ban solicitation from roadways in Wicomico County, prompting questions about constitutionality under the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2014 precedent and whether the ban applies to local as well as state roadways.
Senator Mary Beth Carozza presented SB 101, local enabling legislation that would prohibit standing in a roadway, median or intersection to solicit money or donations from vehicle occupants within Wicomico County.
Carozza said the measure was modeled on existing local enabling bills and is supported by local officials and institutions including the City of Salisbury, Salisbury Police Department, Wicomico County Sheriff, county executive and council, Salisbury University and Wicomico County…
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