BRM — Briarmont Municipal Code
The law of Briarmont Township and Hartwell County — 136 California offenses as they are charged here, plus the 11 local BRM ordinances. Each entry carries its citation, its class, the maximum fine and term, and whether probation or community service is available. Published with permission by the Hartwell County Sheriff's Department.
Panhandling
PEN § 415, 602, 647(c) - Misdemeanor
- Maximum fine: $1000
- Maximum term: 1Y
- Probation/parole at home eligible: Y
- Community service eligible: Y
Panhandling for gratuitous donations is protected under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. Merely requesting and/or receiving a gratuitous (free) donation is not a violation of law and cannot form the basis for a detention. However, aggressive panhandling is illegal under California law. Accosting Panhandling; the solicitation of donations in an unreasonably insistent, threatening, intimidating, or intrusive manner. Approaching and/or stopping somebody in order to speak to that person in an unreasonably insistent, threatening, intimidating, or intrusive manner.