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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 039 Draft 01 2014-2016COUNTY OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 39 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 13, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO SOLICITING FOR MONEY OR OBJECTS OF VALUE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The purpose of these amendments is to amend the current provisions relating to soliciting for money or objects of value in accordance with First Amendment protections for solicitation -related activity. SECTION 2. Chapter 14, article 13, section 14-74, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 14-74. Definitions. [(a)] As used in this article, unless otherwise specified: "Aggressive manner" means: (1) Approaching or speaking to a person, or following a person before, during or after soliciting if that conduct is intended or is likely to cause a reasonable person to fear bodily harm to oneself or to another, or damage to or loss of property or otherwise be intimidated into [ o or -other- - thin . of va „o;] agreeing to the matter being solicited; (2) [Cent nuing to solicit from] Following a person after the person has given a negative response to such soliciting; (3) Intentionally or knowingly touching or causing physical contact with another person without that person's consent in the course of soliciting; (4) Intentionally or knowingly blocking or interfering with the safe or free passage of a pedestrian or vehicle by any means, including unreasonably causing a pedestrian or vehicle operator to stop or to take evasive action to avoid physical contact; (5) Using violent or threatening gestures toward a person solicited; any Other "AttAiiatoxteller- -iuEiiie» means -ia c3rE�linked to -cc finaneial institution's aeeount « erds :-hiet, is able to eaffy „4 tr-ansaetiens ineluding, but not fife te.t to: aeeettnt trans f rs loan paytnetAs-. "Autemated teller maehine f4 f o eor 4.,tie teller m ,.hi es nany .,.t aee.,t spaee e „„m� -hieb, is made available to banking stemers after « „lar banking hettfs. GGFi .,..,1 ; st:ttAie means "anyL7. .,;G; F:,, .,l institij as defined in eri pte« 417, J II.,., wai'; Devised Statutes.] "Intentionally" shall be as defined in section 702-206, Hawaii Revised Statutes. "Knowingly" shall be as defined in section 702-206, Hawaii Revised Statutes. "Public place" means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access including, but not limited to, any street, highway, sidewalk, parking lot, plaza, transportation facility, school, place of amusement, park, or playground. ["Restaufa t" meansan),retail eating establishment .,,b,ere meals or- food e ser-ved o provided f r a site e ptio ay e. 4e.7 p tr-ons that is lieense.t by the department of health to crate as ., food se e establishment-.1 "Soliciting" means [asking f^r money or objeets E)f va 1e with the intention th 4 the money or-bject be tr-ansf ffe.t at that tin w—, tie o, Q l' 1n ll a 1 'tte„ a�--crt-t1i�tSc.-nvriElt�Ii�nicrr'rix c=a-S @-Spoiccir'vyzzrccrr or pr-if 4ei1 word, bodily gestures signs, r other meant._ with tl�e pufpese of obtaining an immediate donation of money of! othef thing ofvalue of ehe ting the sale of goodsor-serviees.]to ask, request, plea for, or urge support from another. Soliciting includes, but is not limited to, requests for money or objects of value, signing of petitions, participation in surveys, support for political candidates or other election related matters, and support for religious or other moral beliefs. Soliciting does not include passively standing or sitting, nor does it include performing music, singing, or conducting other street performances." SECTION 3. Chapter 14, article 13, section 14-75, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 14-75. Prohibited acts. [(a) The following aets are pfohibited within the areas deser-ibed in subseetion (b) of this seetion. No person shall solicit in an aggressive manner in any public place. 11M. lWaMem MUM- �MM M. I MMM" P.MWETM win SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications ofthe ordinance which can be given effect without the provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval. Hawai'i Date of Introduction: Date of 1" Reading: Date of 2"d Reading: Effective Date: REFERENCE Comm 233 INTRODUCED BY: 7B/R CO CIL ME [BER,C UNTY OF HAWAII