Floyd County, GA Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Sit-Lie Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Floyd County Code § 2-11-90(b)(2)
- Prohibited act
- Sitting, lying, standing that blocks entry/exit
- Scope
- Public areas and private property, no consent
- First-offense rule
- Warning required before citation or arrest
- Property handling
- Blocking items may be confiscated as abandoned
Summary
Floyd County Code § 2-11-90 bars camping, sitting, lying down, standing or storing belongings anywhere that materially blocks entry to or exit from a building, driveway, street or alley with a limited number of entrances. The interference ban applies countywide in the unincorporated area and carries the same warn-first citation process as the county's camping rule.
Interference with ingress or egress shall mean camping, storing personal property, standing, sitting, lying down, using personal property, or performing any other activity where such activity:(1)Materially interferes with the ingress into or egress from buildings, driveways, streets, alleys, or any other real property that has a limited number of entrances or exits, regardless of whether the property is owned in whole or in part by Floyd County, a private owner, or another public entity, unless having received the prior express written permission of the property owner ... (2)No person shall interfere with ingress or egress of any public area, or any building or private property without the demonstrable consent of the building or private property owner.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 2-11-90(a) defines 'interference with ingress or egress' as camping, storing personal property, standing, sitting, lying down, using personal property, or any other activity that materially interferes with, or reasonably appears intended to block, ingress into or egress from buildings, driveways, streets, alleys or other real property that has a limited number of entrances or exits, regardless of whether the property is owned by Floyd County, a private owner or another public entity, unless the person has the property owner's prior express written permission. Subsection (b)(2) makes it unlawful for any person to interfere with ingress or egress of a public area, or of a building or private property, without the demonstrable consent of the building or property owner.
'Public area' under the same section reaches streets, sidewalks, alleys, parking lots, plazas, parks and any other property Floyd County owns, operates or controls, along with property where public gatherings regularly occur, so the rule covers a sidewalk in front of a downtown business as much as a county building entrance. As with the camping prohibition in the same section, Sec. 2-11-90(d) bars a citation or arrest for a first violation until the person has received a verbal or written warning to move and has failed to promptly comply, and Sec.
2-11-90(e) lets Floyd County, the sheriff or the Floyd County Police Department confiscate any personal property connected to the blockage as abandoned once a citation issues.
Violations & Fines
A first blockage draws only a warning to move under Sec. 2-11-90(d); only a person who fails to promptly comply after that warning can be cited or arrested for interference with ingress or egress. Property connected to the violation, such as bags, carts or bedding left blocking a doorway, may then be confiscated as abandoned by Floyd County, the sheriff or the Floyd County Police Department under Sec. 2-11-90(e).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I be cited for sitting on a sidewalk in Floyd County?
Does the interference rule apply on private property too?
Do I get a warning before being cited for blocking a doorway?
Sources & Official References
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