City Studies Legality of Stricter Laws On Begging ; Some in Council Want More Restrictions On Panhandling

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Laws against aggressive panhandling passed by the Colorado Springs City Council in 2002 have helped to reduce begging downtown, but not enough for some people.

Several council members asked in March about a total ban on soliciting money on sidewalks. City Attorney Patricia Kelly told them that would be an unconstitutional abridgment of free speech.

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City Studies Legality of Stricter Laws On Begging ; Some in Council Want More Restrictions On Panhandling

Now, Councilman Jerry Heimlicher, who represents the downtown and Old Colorado City areas that panhandlers frequent most, wants further restrictions. He has asked Kelly to consider the legality of three laws Denver i...

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