Tacoma, WA Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)

It is unlawful for any person to solicit another person within 15 feet of:

a. An automated teller machine;

b. The entrance of a building, unless the solicitor has permission from the owner or occupant;

c. An exterior public pay telephone;

d. A self-service car wash;

e. A self-service fuel pump;

f. A public transportation stop; or

g. Any parked vehicle as occupants of such vehicle enter or exit such vehicle.

2. It is unlawful for a person to solicit another person:

a. On private property, unless the solicitor has permission from the owner or occupant;

b. After sunset or before sunrise;

c. In any public transportation facility or vehicle.

B. For purposes of subsection A, measurement will be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point at which a solicitation is being conducted to whichever is applicable of the following:

1. The nearest entrance or exit of a facility in which an automated teller machine is enclosed or, if the machine is not enclosed in a facility, to the nearest part of the automated teller machine;

2. The nearest entrance or exit of a building;

3. The nearest part of an exterior public pay telephone;

4. The nearest part of the structure of a self-service car wash;

5. The nearest part of a self-service fuel pump;

6. The nearest point of any sign or marking designating an area as a public transportation stop; or 7.