Accosting persons or obstructing traffic.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 6-56-8
in effectSec. 6-56-8. - Accosting persons or obstructing traffic.
Every person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a misdemeanor:
1. Who assaults, aggressively begs, intimidates, or accosts other persons in any public place or in any place open to the public, for the purpose of panhandling or soliciting a donation for immediate payment.
2. Who obstructs pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or interferes at a time when a person, or the vehicle, is not in a position to walk or drive away.
3. Who accosts other persons in any public place, or in any place open to the public, for donations if it is a general and known fact to all reasonable people that appropriate institutions, organizations, or charity groups exist who make available the same daily necessities and needs at no cost.
(Code 1985, § 20-28(h); Ord. No. 4211, § 1, 12-14-1993; Ord. No. 4352, § 4, 8-15-1995; Ord. No. 5348, § 1(g), 4-13-2010)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6BULIRE_CH6-56PA_S6-56-8ACPEOBTRFetched: 10/28/2026