TITLE 49

MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 7

PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES

49-709.  Pedestrians soliciting rides or business. (1) No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting a ride.

(2)  No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle, provided however, that a person may stand on a highway other than a state or federal highway to solicit contributions if authorized to do so in writing by the local authority having jurisdiction over the highway, and provided further, that any such authorization shall not be valid for more than one (1) year from the date of issuance.

(3)  No person shall stand on or in proximity to a highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a highway.

History:

[49-709, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 200, p. 677; am. 2001, ch. 392, sec. 1, p. 1371.]