| An Act To Permit the Stopping of Traffic by Charitable |
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| Nonprofit Organizations for Certain Fund-raising Projects |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2109, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 | and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| §2109. Stopping of traffic by hawkers and vendors |
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| | A person commits a traffic infraction if that person signals a | moving vehicle, stops a vehicle or accosts an occupant of a | vehicle stopped on a public way to solicit a contribution or | subscription, or sell merchandise or a ticket of admission to an | entertainment or public gathering. This section does not apply | to an event or project conducted by a charitable nonprofit | organization incorporated in or recognized by the State that has | received municipal and local law enforcement authorization, | including approval for the organization's traffic routing, | schedule and procedures for the event or project. |
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