Newark Title 16 restricts aggressive solicitation, including panhandling that involves following, blocking a path, or soliciting within a set distance of ATMs, bank entrances, or transit fare lines.
While passive panhandling is constitutionally protected speech, Newark targets coercive conduct under Title 16. The ordinance prohibits soliciting after dark within roughly 25 feet of an ATM or bank entrance, blocking a person's path, touching the person solicited, following them after refusal, or soliciting captive audiences in transit fare lines or restaurant queues. NPD officers issue warnings before summonses, and the city coordinates with Newark Hope and outreach providers to connect unhoused individuals with shelter and services rather than rely solely on enforcement.
Aggressive solicitation is typically charged as a municipal-court disorderly violation, with fines and the option of community service; courts must apply the rule consistent with First Amendment protections.
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