Is it legal to put flyers on peoples windshields?
2006-09-11 06:20:22 · 6 answers · asked by wildchild 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
It appears to be controlled by city or county ordinance.
For instance, Riverside County -
ORDINANCE NO. 626.5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 626 RELATING TO
COUNTY PARKING LOTS
SECTION 11. Distribution of Handbills.
A. "Handbill" shall mean any printed or written matter, circular, flier, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed matter or literature which is not delivered by United States mail. "Handbill" shall not include political literature or newspapers of a noncommercial nature.
B. No person shall deposit, fasten or leave any handbill in or upon any vehicle located in any parking lot or facility owned, leased or operated by the County of Riverside, unless the occupant of such a vehicle is present and willing to accept the handbill.
C. Any person who violates Section 11.B of this Ordinance shall be deemed (1) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation; (2) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation. The third and any additional violations perpetrated by the same person shall constitute a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or six months in jail, or both. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a first offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor.
2006-09-11 06:34:11 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whether or not it is legal, I don't know. What I do know is that this is a very ineffective form of advertising. It usually p.o.'s most people to find things attached to their car, think about the American love obsession with the car. I usually don't bother to look at what is posted on my car, it gets wadded up and discarded. The legal thing you will really want to look at is if your flyers are found on the ground, will you get fined for contributing to littering?
2006-09-11 13:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by chimphappyhour 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Better question - do those who put flyers on your windshield care if it is legal?
Doubtful.
2006-09-11 13:25:57 · answer #3 · answered by jooker 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably not, but who is going to do anything about it?
2006-09-11 13:26:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It must be...I get them all the time.
2006-09-11 13:27:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
apparently, I get them all the time and i hate it.
2006-09-11 13:26:22 · answer #6 · answered by rcsanandreas 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋