SB 5503 - DIGEST

Declares that no person shall stand or sit on a public highway, nor upon any shoulder or intersection control area of a public highway, for the purpose of soliciting employment or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle while such vehicle is operating on the respective public highway, shoulder, or intersection control area.

Provides that, for the purposes of this act, the following definitions apply: (1) "Soliciting" means asking for money, objects of value, or employment, with the intention that the money or object be transferred or the employment offered at that time and at that place. "Soliciting" includes, but is not limited to, using the spoken, written, or printed word, bodily gestures, signs, or other means with the purpose of obtaining an immediate donation of money or other thing of value or soliciting the sale of goods or services.

(2) "Public highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.

(3) "Intersection control area" means an intersection area, together with any modification of the adjacent roadway area as results from the arc of curb corners and together with any marked or unmarked crosswalks adjacent to the intersection.

Declares that a violation of this act constitutes a misdemeanor.