AGGRESSIVELY BEG
Speaking or following a person in a manner that would cause
a reasonable person to fear bodily harm or the commission of a criminal
act upon the person or upon property upon the person's immediate
possession or would intimidate another person into giving money or
goods.
ASK, BEG or SOLICIT ALMS
To ask for money or goods as a charity, whether by words,
bodily gestures, signs or other means.
AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM)
A device linked to a financial institution's account
records which is able to carry out transactions, including, but not
limited to, account transfers, deposits, cash withdrawals, balance
inquiries and mortgage and loan payments.
BANK
Any banking corporation as defined in the United States Code
or the New Jersey statutes.
BEG
Using the spoken, written or printed word or bodily gestures,
signs or other means with the purpose of obtaining an immediate donation
of money or other thing of value or soliciting the sale of goods or
services.
PANHANDLE
Any solicitation made in person, requesting an immediate
donation of money or other thing of value.
PEDESTRIAN OR VEHICULAR INTERFERENCE
To walk, stand, sit, lie or place an object in such a manner
as to block passage by another person or vehicle, or to require another
person or a driver of a vehicle to take evasive action to avoid physical
contact. Acts authorized pursuant to the Hamilton Township parade
ordinances and regulations or other constitutionally protected activity,
such as picketing, are exempt from this chapter.
PUBLIC PLACE
A place to which the public or a substantial group of persons
has access, and includes, but is not limited to, any street, highway,
parking lot, plaza, transportation facility, school, place of amusement,
park, playground and any hallway, lobby and other portion of an apartment
house or hotel not constituting a room or apartment designed for actual
residence. Public places shall also include door-to-door begging in
an aggressive manner as defined herein.
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit passively standing or sitting with a sign or other indication that one is seeking donations, such as a coin drop, so long as one does not make false or misleading representations prohibited by §
224-3B of this chapter.