A city may by ordinance prohibit or regulate begging or otherwise canvassing the public for contributions for the private benefit of the solicitor or any other person.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-179
Regulation of begging
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Young v. New York City Transit Authority (1990)
Most recently applied in 185 N.C. App. 545 - Pitt County v. Deja Vue, Inc. (September 2007)
1971, c. 698, s. 1.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.