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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 537
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(i) Stand in a roadway, median divider, or intersection to solicit
money or donations of any kind from the occupant of a vehicle; or
(ii) Cause, encourage, allow, or petition another to stand in a
roadway, median divider, or intersection to solicit money or donations of any kind from
the occupant of a vehicle.
(4) (i) The County Commissioners of Cecil County or the governing
body of a municipal corporation in Cecil County may, by appropriate resolution or
ordinance, enact a permit program to allow individuals who are at least 18 years old
and representatives of qualified organizations who are at least 18 years old to solicit
money or donations from the occupant of a vehicle by standing in a roadway, median
divider, or intersection.
(ii) If the County Commissioners or the governing body of a
municipal corporation in the county enact a resolution or ordinance establishing a
permit program authorized by this paragraph, the resolution or ordinance shall:
1. Require an applicant for a permit to submit proof that
the individual or qualified organization has a plan for safely soliciting money or
donations from the proposed location;
2. Provide that a permit is effective for a period of 1
calendar day; and
3. Allow an individual or a qualified organization to
obtain only one permit per calendar year.
[(g)](F) (1) In Montgomery County, a child under the age of 18 years
may not stand in a roadway, median divider, or intersection to solicit money or
donations of any kind from the occupant of a vehicle.
(2) This subsection shall be enforced by the issuance of a warning that
informs the offender of the requirements of this subsection.
[(h) The Anne Arundel County Council, by ordinance may prohibit a child
under the age of 18 years from standing in a roadway, median divider, or intersection
in the county to solicit money or donations of any kind from the occupant of a vehicle.]
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any provision of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any
reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other
provisions or any other application of this Act which can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are
declared severable.
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