For the purposes of this article, the following
words shall have the meanings described herein:
AGGRESSIVE MANNER
A.
Approaching or speaking to a person or following
a person before, during or after soliciting, asking or begging, if
that conduct is intended or is likely to cause a reasonable person
to:
(1)
Fear bodily harm to oneself or to another, damage
to or loss of property or the commission of an offense under the New
Jersey Code of Criminal Justice upon oneself or another;
(2)
Otherwise be intimated into giving money or
other thing of value;
(3)
Suffer unreasonable inconvenience, annoyance
or alarm.
B.
Intentionally touching or causing physical contact
with another person or with an occupied vehicle, without that person's
consent, in the course of soliciting, asking or begging.
C.
Intentionally blocking or interfering with the
safe or free passage of a pedestrian or vehicle by any means, including
unreasonably causing a pedestrian or vehicle operator to take evasive
action to avoid physical contact.
D.
Using violent or threatening gestures toward
a person solicited.
AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE
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.
AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE FACILITY
The area comprised of one or more automated teller machines
and any adjacent space which is made available to banking customers
after regular banking hours.
BANK or CHECK-CASHING BUSINESS
Any person or entity duly licensed by the New Jersey Department
of Banking to engage in the business of cashing checks, drafts or
money orders for consideration pursuant to the provisions of the New
Jersey banking laws.
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.
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.
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to any unenclosed automated teller machine located within any building,
structure or space whose primary purpose or function is unrelated
to banking activities, including, but not limited to, supermarkets,
airports and school buildings, provided that such automated teller
machine shall be available for use only during the regular hours of
operation of the building, structure or space in which such machine
is located.
Any violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute a violation punishable as provided in Chapter
1, Article
III, General Penalty.