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Council directs staff to rewrite solicitation ordinance after legal briefing on canvassing
Summary
After a legal briefing that warned some solicitation rules could impinge on protected speech, Bellefonte Borough Council voted to have staff draft amendments clarifying definitions for canvassing and solicitation and to avoid registries that may raise state‑regulation issues.
Bellefonte Borough Council on March 16 voted to direct staff to draft amendments to the borough’s solicitation ordinance after a legal briefing raised constitutional limits on regulating canvassing and related activities.
At the start of the meeting a legal adviser summarized case law constraints and practical examples, saying that while some narrow regulations (for example at a bank, ATM or busy…
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