Dallas Leafleting Ordinance -Thanks to Mark Peters

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Thanks to Mark Peters for researching Dallas City Code on distributing leaflets and sending it to several local AR people, myself included. See below. I recommend to activists to know the law and be polite but firm to security and/or police officers, who wish to "discuss" this with you. And, most importantly, video such interactions. If security tries to interfere with your leafleting, call the police. In my experience, the police have always sided with my right to distribute leaflets. It's still good to know. Margaret*******************Attached is the updated Word.doc that contains the appropriate

sections of the Dallas code. (I'm sending this to other activists as

well; please feel free to forward.) Idea: always keep them handy so

that demonstrators will always have a copy (regardless of which city we

might happen to be having a demo in, but especially Dallas). The text

is absolutely stellar; I so love living in a country with a great

Constitution!

 

Source: http://www.amlegal.com/dallas_tx/

 

 

 

SEC. 7A-10. THROWING, DISTRIBUTING, ETC., HANDBILLS IN PUBLIC PLACES.

No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial

handbill in or upon any sidewalk, street or other public place within

the city; nor shall any person hand out or distribute or sell any

commercial handbill in any public place. It shall not be unlawful on any

sidewalk, street or other public place within the city for any person

to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, any

noncommercial handbill to any person willing to accept it. (Ord. 10371) [emphasis added]

 

 

 

SEC. 7A-11. PLACING HANDBILLS IN OR UPON VEHICLES.

No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any vehicle. It

shall not be unlawful in any public place for a person to hand out or

distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, a noncommercial

handbill to any occupant of a vehicle who is willing to accept it. (Ord. 10371) [emphasis added]

 

 

Violating Officer Name: __________________ Badge Number: __________

 

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(The attached Word.doc has two copies/page to save paper.)

 

Thanks, again, for making it happen!WR,