Public Conduct in Frederick County, VA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Frederick County, Virginia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Frederick County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Aggressive Panhandling
Frederick County makes it a traffic infraction to beg or solicit money or other things of value in a street, highway or law-enforcement right-of-way under § 158-6.1, with fines up to $100 for a first offense and up to $200 for repeat offenses, enforced countywide outside Winchester, Stephens City and Middletown.
Begging in Public Rights-of-Way Banned
Significant RestrictionsFrederick County Code § 158-6.1
§ 158-6.1. Begging or soliciting alms in public rights-of-way. It shall be unlawful and a traffic infraction for any person, whether able-bodied or not, to beg or solicit money or other things of value, in or upon any street or highway, or any right-of-way designated as a highway for law enforcement purposes only. The penalty for a first infraction under this section shall be a fine not to exce...
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