Chapter 8.20
HANDBILLS

Sections:

8.20.010    Handbill defined.

8.20.020    Distribution – Public property.

8.20.030    Distribution – Private property.

8.20.040    Placing on vehicles.

8.20.050    Posting.

8.20.060    Exemptions.

8.20.070    Violation – Penalty.

8.20.010 Handbill defined.

"Handbill," for the purposes of this chapter, includes any printed or written advertising matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, paper, booklet or other printed matter or literature. (Ord. 190 § 1, 1960)

8.20.020 Distribution – Public property.

It is unlawful for any person, either directly or indirectly, to deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast any handbill in or on any public thoroughfare, park, ground or other public place within the city. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the handing, transmitting or distributing of any handbill to any person willing to accept such handbill. (Ord. 190 § 2, 1960)

8.20.030 Distribution – Private property.

It is unlawful for any person, either directly or indirectly, to distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast any handbill in or upon any private yard, grounds, walk, porch, steps, mailbox, vestibule, house, residence, building or any other private property. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the handing, transmitting or distributing of any handbill to the owner or occupant of the private yard, grounds, walk, porch, steps, mailbox, vestibule, house, residence, building or other private property. (Ord. 190 § 3, 1960)

8.20.040 Placing on vehicles.

It is unlawful for any person, either directly or indirectly, to distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast any handbills in or upon any automobile or other vehicle. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the handing, transmitting or distribution of any handbill to the owner or other occupant of any automobile or other vehicle. (Ord. 190 § 4, 1960)

8.20.050 Posting.

It is unlawful for any person to post, print, stick, stamp, tack or otherwise affix, or cause the same to be done, any handbill, notice, placard, bill, poster, sticker, banner, sign, advertisement or other device calculated to attract the attention of the public, in or upon any street right-of-way, park, parkland, public sidewalk, crosswalk, curb, curbstone, lamp post, hydrant, street sign, post, tree, electric or telephone line or pole, or upon any fixture of the fire alarm, police or telephone system or lighting system of the city, or on mailboxes, on the exterior of parked automotive vehicles or trailers within the street right-of-way, unless a permit so to do is previously granted by the city council. (Ord. 295 § 1, 1973: Ord. 190 § 5, 1960)

8.20.060 Exemptions.

The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to apply to the distribution of the United States mail, nor to the delivery of any handbill to any person who has requested delivery of the same; nor to the posting of legal notices by public officers or attorneys in the manner and places prescribed by law; nor to permanent signs painted on buildings or signs advertising the business conducted on the premises; nor to official numbers, insignia or wording placed upon any such buildings, structures, hydrants, polls, posts, sidewalks, crosswalks, curbs, curbstones or fixtures, by or with the consent of the owner or person in charge or control thereof. (Ord. 190 § 6, 1960)

8.20.070 Violation – Penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, except that notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any violation constituting a misdemeanor under this chapter may, in the discretion of the enforcing authority, be charged and prosecuted as an infraction. (Ord. 627 § 8, 2001: Ord. 495 § 5, 1989: Ord. 190 § 8, 1960)