SOLICITATION

Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 10, div. V, ch. 10.44

in effect

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.44.010 Definitions.

10.44.010 - Definitions. For purposes of this Chapter: (A) "Solicitation" means the act of solicitation, including asking, begging, soliciting or pleading, for the purpose of obtaining money, charity, business or patronage, or gifts of items of value for oneself or another person or organization. (B) "Coercion" means to wilfully and knowingly: (1) Act in a manner that would give a reasonable person the belief that the person is being threatened with: (a) Imminent bodily injury, or (b) The commission of a crime; (2) Persist in a solicitation after the person solicited has refused a solicitation and indicated a desire to be left alone; or (3) Engage a solicited person in a manner that would reasonably be construed as intended to compel or force the person to accede to demands. (Ord. No. 6131, § 1, 2-2-11; Ord. 5896 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 5865 § 1 (part), 2006)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.44.020 Solicitation, by coercion—Misdemeanor.

10.44.020 - Solicitation, by coercion—Misdemeanor. Any individual who personally commits solicitation by coercion shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 5896 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 5865 § 1 (part), 2006)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.44.030 Solicitation at certain locations—Misdemeanor.

10.44.030 - Solicitation at certain locations—Misdemeanor. Any individual who personally engages in solicitation at any of the following places shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: (A) At any bus, taxi, limousine, trolley or train stop; (B) In any public transportation vehicle or facility; (C) At any enclosed parking structure; (D) Within twenty feet of an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM); or (E) Within ten feet of a point of entry to or exit from any building open to the public, including commercial establishments. (Ord. 5896 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 5865 § 1 (part), 2006)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.44.040 On private property.

10.44.040 - On private property. If property is owned or controlled by a private owner or operator, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as applying to the conduct or activity of a person on said property with the permission of the owner or operator of the property. (Ord. 5896 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 5865 § 1 (part), 2006)

Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT10PUPEMOWE_DIVVOFAGPUPE_CH10.44SOFetched: 10/28/2026