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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to aggressively beg on public places within the City.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to aggressively beg on private property if asked to leave by the owner or owner's representative, or if there is a sign posted on the private property that prohibits, in some manner, aggressive begging or solicitation.

(c) The following factors, while not dispositive of an actor's intent, shall be deemed admissible probative evidence, and may be considered in determining whether the actor intended to aggressively beg in violation of this section:

(1) That the actor touches the person(s) solicited without consent or express invitation to do so;

(2) That the actor follows the person(s) solicited without express invitation to do so and with the specific intent and actual effect of prolonging the solicitation encounter;

(3) That the actor directs profane or abusive language or fighting words towards persons refusing the solicitation; or

(4) That the actor threatens the person(s) solicited with violence either verbally or through commonly understood gestures. (Ord. No. 2015-61, § 4, 12-7-2015; Ord. No. 98-81, § 3, 11-30-1998)

Editor's note: Ord. No. 2015-61, § 4, adopted Dec. 7, 2015, renumbered former § 94-119 as § 94-116 and amended its catchline from "Loitering in Colfax Corridor, aggressive begging" to read as herein set out.