Tuesday, March 14, 2006

HometownAnnapolis.com, Top Stories - Panhandling bill hits legal roadblock

HometownAnnapolis.com, Top Stories - Panhandling bill hits legal roadblock: "Panhandling bill hits legal roadblock
By KATIE ARCIERI, Staff Writer
The county attorney has thrown up a roadblock for efforts to prohibit minors from panhandling on local highways, saying the county must first set up a licensing program for all roadside solicitors.
Supported by the state Attorney General, the opinion by County Attorney Linda Schuett appears to kill a measure by Councilman Cathleen M. Vitale that would have curbed the growing number of panhandlers and address safety issues for solicitors and motorists"

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