Lincoln, NE Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)

Lincoln Municipal Code § 9.20.080(d) makes it unlawful to panhandle by aggressive solicitation, defined to include touching the solicited person without consent, panhandling someone waiting in a line to enter a business, blocking a person's or vehicle's path, following someone who walks away in a way likely to cause fear of imminent harm, repeating a request after it has been refused or ignored, or making any statement or gesture that would make a reasonable person fear imminent bodily harm or feel intimidated into donating. The same section separately bars panhandling after sunset or before sunrise, near ATMs and bus stops, and in groups of two or more.