Marion, OH Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)

Marion's codified ordinances, as read for this record, use no 'aggressive' standard: a search for 'aggressive', 'panhandling' and 'begging' returns nothing. The city's roadway solicitation rule is § 371.06(B)(1), a flat ban. No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle, except as provided in the chapter. Division (B)(2) is the exception: the legislative authority of the municipality, by ordinance, can authorize a permit for a charitable organization so that a person acting on its behalf can solicit charitable contributions from vehicle occupants by standing on a highway under municipal jurisdiction, other than a freeway as provided in R.C. § 4511.051(A).

The permit is valid for only one period of time, specified in the permit, in any calendar year, and council can specify the locations and impose other restrictions on the manner of solicitation. Division (B)(3) defines a charitable organization as one holding a currently valid Internal Revenue Service ruling or determination letter recognizing tax-exempt status under Section 501(C)(3). Section 371.06(A) separately bars soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle while on a roadway outside a safety zone. Chapter 750 governs canvassers, solicitors and peddlers: registration and an identification card before soliciting (§ 750.02), a $7.50 application fee and a registration valid for six months (§ 750.04), hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays including Saturday and none on Sundays (§ 750.11), and a Prohibited Address' Listing that solicitors must obtain from the Safety/Service Director (§ 750.12).

That chapter's definition covers people selling or taking orders for goods, services or property, so it is a sales registration scheme rather than a begging rule.