(a) (1) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride or employment from the occupant of any vehicle.(2) It is an offense for an occupant of a vehicle to park, leave standing, or stop the vehicle on a street or highway and to block or impede the normal movement of traffic for the purpose of soliciting, negotiating, or consummating an employment transaction with a person standing on or in proximity to the street or highway.
(1) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride or employment from the occupant of any vehicle.
(2) It is an offense for an occupant of a vehicle to park, leave standing, or stop the vehicle on a street or highway and to block or impede the normal movement of traffic for the purpose of soliciting, negotiating, or consummating an employment transaction with a person standing on or in proximity to the street or highway.
(b) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.
(c) No person shall loiter or conduct any commercial activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.
(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to:(1) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons under contract with, or acting on behalf of, the department of transportation; and(2) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons who are under contract with, or acting on behalf of, a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or a utility, and who are permitted by the department of transportation to stand or conduct any activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.
(1) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons under contract with, or acting on behalf of, the department of transportation; and
(2) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons who are under contract with, or acting on behalf of, a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or a utility, and who are permitted by the department of transportation to stand or conduct any activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.
(e) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor; except, that:(1) A person who violates subsection (c) must receive a warning citation for a first offense; and(2) If a vehicle parked, left standing, or stopped on a street or highway in violation of subdivision (a)(2) causes or contributes to a motor vehicle accident, then a violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(1) A person who violates subsection (c) must receive a warning citation for a first offense; and
(2) If a vehicle parked, left standing, or stopped on a street or highway in violation of subdivision (a)(2) causes or contributes to a motor vehicle accident, then a violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.