Daytona Beach, FL Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)

Section 66-1, enacted by Ord. No. 19-27 in 2019, states it protects peaceful panhandling as a constitutional right while targeting "aggressive panhandling," defined in subsection (b) as approaching in a manner that would make a reasonable person fear imminent bodily injury, continuing to demand money after a refusal, obstructing a person's passage, touching a solicited person without consent, or using intimidating gestures to compel compliance. Subsection (c)(1) bans aggressive panhandling anywhere on a sidewalk, street, right-of-way, parking lot, park or public building lobby within city limits.

Subsection (c)(3) separately bans ordinary panhandling, regardless of aggressiveness, in eight listed zones: within 20 feet of any commercial entrance/exit, bus or trolley stop, ATM, city-owned parking facility, or public restroom; within 100 feet of any daycare or school (pre-K through 12th grade); within 150 feet of a signalized arterial or collector intersection; and on the boardwalk as mapped at the end of the section. Subsection (c)(4) lists further prohibited conduct, including approaching vehicle occupants, soliciting at an in-use outdoor dining or playground area, soliciting anyone waiting in line, touching without consent, using profane language, panhandling while intoxicated or under the influence of an illegal controlled substance, and panhandling "after dark," defined as from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise. Subsection (d) sets the penalty by cross-reference to the Code's general penalty, § 1-14.