Sit on a sidewalk, get a $500 fine!
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That’s right don’t sit down on that sidewalk or you might be subject to a fine!
Sec. 24-17. Impeding sidewalk.
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It shall be unlawful for a person to stand or sit on a city sidewalk or city right-of-way so as to impede, physically or by intimidation, free and uninterrupted pedestrian passage. A violation of this section shall be a class C misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ord. No. 97-104, � 2, 12-11-97)
Editor’s note–Ord. No. 97-104, � 2, adopted December 11, 1997, amended the Code by adding a new � 24-9; in order to prevent the duplication of section numbers, the editor has redesignated the new provisions as � 24-17.
January 15th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
This law was created to keep the many transients and bums from setting up camp on the sidewalks of Galveston, so that the sidewalks might be used by the public.
Not so stupid really…
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