North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles
N.C.G.S. (Motor Vehicles) § 20-175: Pedestrians soliciting rides, employment, business or funds upon highways or streets
What this law says, in plain English
Law prohibits standing on state highways or streets to solicit rides, employment, business, or funds in ways that impede traffic. Local governments may restrict such solicitation but cannot ban newspaper distribution on non-traveled portions.
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