Clovis, CA Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)
Key Facts
- Governs
- Door-to-door solicitation conduct
- Triggers
- 6 defined aggressive behaviors
- Repeat requests
- Prohibited after a refusal
- Physical contact
- Touching without consent banned
- Penalty basis
- Chapter 2, Title 1 of the Code
Summary
Clovis Municipal Code Section 5.25.02 bans door-to-door solicitation carried out in an aggressive or abusive manner, defining six specific behaviors that cross the line, from repeating a request after refusal to touching a person without consent. It targets conduct at doorsteps and driveways rather than street-corner panhandling generally.
No person shall engage in door-to-door solicitation in an aggressive or abusive manner. For the purposes of this section, an “aggressive or abusive manner” means: (a) Continuing to request a donation or purchase from a solicited person after that person has indicated, by word or conduct, he or she does not wish to make a donation or purchase; (b) Approaching a solicited person when that person is entering or exiting a motor vehicle or assisting another in doing so; (c) Threatening a solicited person, by word or conduct, with physical harm or violence; (d) Using profane or abusive language towards a solicited person; (e) Intentionally touching or attempting to touch a solicited person without that person’s consent; (f) Any other words or conduct that would cause a reasonable person, in the position of the solicited person, to fear for his or her safety, the safety of his or her property or the safety of another person accompanying the solicited person.
Full Breakdown
02 makes it unlawful to engage in door-to-door solicitation, defined elsewhere in the chapter to include donation solicitation and unsolicited sales at a residence or business, in an aggressive or abusive manner. The section spells out six specific triggers: continuing to request a donation or purchase after the solicited person has indicated by word or conduct that they do not want to give or buy; approaching someone while they are entering or exiting a vehicle, or assisting someone else in doing so; threatening physical harm or violence by word or conduct; using profane or abusive language; intentionally touching or attempting to touch the solicited person without consent; and any other words or conduct that would cause a reasonable person in that position to fear for their own safety, their property, or someone accompanying them.
03, which bars solicitation at a residence posted with a no-soliciting sign. Together these sections give Clovis Police three distinct hooks for aggressive or unwanted solicitation depending on where and how it occurs.
Violations & Fines
Violations of Chapter 5.25, including the aggressive door-to-door solicitation ban, are subject to the penalty provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 1 under Section 5.25.07(a), and nothing in the chapter limits enforcement of other applicable criminal or civil laws such as assault, battery, or trespass statutes that may also apply to the same conduct.
Frequently Asked Questions
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