Assembly limits downtown sidewalk sitting (Alaska)

[Arctic Dave]

The Anchorage Assembly, after hearing from a stream of people opposed to restricting the right to sit on downtown sidewalks, passed a new law that does just that Tuesday night.

The law, effective Dec. 22, makes it illegal to sit or recline on downtown sidewalks from 6 a.m. to midnight weekdays and until 2:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, with some exceptions.

The penalty: up to a $100 fine.

The law also makes it a crime to intentionally obstruct pedestrian or vehicle traffic and to panhandle downtown at any time and after dark anywhere in the city.



Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/11/23/2185562/assembly-oks-curbs-on-sidewalk.html#ixzz1eZhNpYaW

So much for repugs being the party of personal freedoms. I would imagine this will be thrown out after a court appeal.