Weston, FL Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned outright on
- Six named major roads and their swales/medians
- Covers
- Any hand-to-hand exchange with a motorist, paid or not
- Elsewhere in City
- Allowed but merchandise must stay on the person
- Exception
- Anyone who never enters the roadway or median
- Penalty
- General penalty up to $1,000/day, Sec. 2.99
Summary
In the City of Weston, Florida, it is unlawful to hand anything to, or take anything from, a motorist on Royal Palm Boulevard, Glades Parkway, Weston Road, Bonaventure Boulevard, Saddle Club Road or Indian Trace Boulevard, whether or not money changes hands. City Code § 71.10 bans that roadside vendor-and-solicitor conduct outright on those six roads and restricts it elsewhere in the City.
RIGHT-OF-WAY VENDOR OR SOLICITOR. Any Person who personally hands to or seeks to transmit by hand or receive by hand any thing of any kind, whether or not payment in exchange is required or requested, to any Person who operates or occupies a Motor Vehicle of any kind, which vehicle is engaged in travel on or within any portion of any of the roads designated in § 71.10, whether or not such vehicle is temporarily Stopped in the travel lanes of the road. The term shall not apply to any Person who does not enter into any portion of the Roadway or its Median . ... No Person shall act as a Right-Of-Way Vendor or Solicitor in or upon Royal Palm Boulevard, Glades Parkway, Weston Road, Bonaventure Boulevard, Saddle Club Road or Indian Trace Boulevard (including the Swales and Medians abutting such roads). Right-Of-Way Vendors or Solicitors are permitted on other Public Rights-Of-Way , but are prohibited from placing, displaying or storing any merchandise on the Public Rights-Of-Way except on their Person .
Full Breakdown
Chapter 71's Section 71.10 targets the safety hazard of a pedestrian reaching into traffic to hand something to, or take something from, a driver or passenger. Section 1.01(C) defines a Right-Of-Way Vendor or Solicitor broadly: anyone who personally hands to, or tries to transmit or receive by hand, anything of any kind, whether or not payment is requested, to or from a person operating or occupying a motor vehicle traveling on one of the roads Section 71.10 names, even if that vehicle is only temporarily stopped in a travel lane.
The definition sweeps in panhandling as well as commercial sales, since it applies whether or not payment is requested. It carves out one exception: a person who never actually enters the roadway or its median does not meet the definition. On the City's six busiest corridors, Royal Palm Boulevard, Glades Parkway, Weston Road, Bonaventure Boulevard, Saddle Club Road, and Indian Trace Boulevard, along with their abutting swales and medians, acting as a Right-Of-Way Vendor or Solicitor is banned outright. On every other public right-of-way in Weston, vendors and solicitors may operate but cannot place, display, or store merchandise on the right-of-way; whatever they are selling or handing out has to stay on their person.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 71 sets no penalty of its own for Section 71.10, so a violation defaults to the Code's general penalty in Section 2.99: up to $1,000 per day for a first offense, up to $5,000 per day for a repeat violation, or up to $15,000 if the violation is irreparable, plus up to 60 days in jail, with each day of continued conduct counted as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can someone ask drivers for money at a stoplight in Weston?
Is roadside solicitation allowed on other Weston streets?
What counts as a Right-Of-Way Vendor or Solicitor under Weston's code?
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