§ 32-8. Handbills-Deposit in vehicles.  


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  • (a) The word "handbill," as used in this section, shall include any printed or written matter, circular, dodger, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet, card or other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copy of any matter of literature.
    (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast any handbill or to cause any handbill to be distributed, deposited, placed, thrown, scattered or cast in or upon any automobile or other motor vehicle, whether stationary or moving, occupied or unoccupied, upon any public street, road, highway, parking lot or other property owned, maintained or under the jurisdiction of the county or other governmental agency; provided, that this section shall not apply to or prevent the distribution of any handbill in the manner hereinbefore set forth in or upon any automobile or other motor vehicle with the permission of the owner or occupant thereof having first been obtained and shall not apply to distribution in or upon stationary motor vehicles of religious or political handbills bearing the name or signature of the person or organization authorizing such distribution.
    (c) The appearance of the name of each person, firm or association on any handbill distributed as set forth in subsection (b) hereof, shall be deemed prima facie evidence that such person, firm or association expressly or impliedly authorized such distribution.
    (d) The violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be punished as a class B violation as set forth in section 1-19 of chapter 1 of the County Code. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 93-1; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 41.)