<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 34-1. - Standing, sitting or loitering in right-of-way for purpose of solicitation prohibited.</div>
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               (a)
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               It is the purpose of this section to provide for the health, safety and welfare of
               the residents of the county and the safe, unimpeded, normal and orderly flow of traffic
               on certain heavily trafficked areas of streets, highways and roadways within the county,
               through the proper regulation of pedestrians in and around such rights-of-way.
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               (b)
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               Standing, sitting, or loitering on any street, highway, median or right-of-way of
               a multi-lane divided highway or where traffic is controlled by a traffic control device
               is prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to stand, sit, or loiter, in or
               on any street or highway, including the shoulders or median strip, or right-of-way,
               but excluding sidewalks, on a street or highway where such is a multi-lane divided
               street or highway or where traffic on such street or highway is controlled by a traffic
               control device, for the purpose of soliciting from or distributing items to, the driver
               or occupants of any vehicle.
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               (c)
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               Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor
               and can be fined or imprisoned in accordance with <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH1GEPR_S1-14GEPE" class="section-link" data-product-id="13891">section 1-14</a> of the Catawba County Code. Each day any violation of this section shall continue
               shall constitute a separate offense.
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               (Ord. No. 2010-03, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 2022-02, 1-18-2022)
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            <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
               G.S. 20-175.
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