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College Park Georgia Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 12-18. - Picketing.
(a) Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
"Picketing" or "picket" shall mean a peaceful demonstration by one or more persons outside a business, governmental agency, or organization to protest the entity's activities or policies.

"Sidewalk" shall mean that portion of the public right-of-way which is designed primarily for the use of pedestrians and may be paved or unpaved.

"Street" shall mean the entire width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic, including that portion between the shoulder of the roadway and the curb.

(b) Persons engaged in picketing shall observe the following: (1) No picketing shall be permitted upon any public street or right-of-way designed primarily for vehicular traffic. (2) Persons engaged in picketing shall remain on the outer limits of any sidewalk being used for that purpose (i.e. upon the side nearest the street), and shall keep moving at all times. (3) No person, while picketing, shall impede or hinder pedestrian or vehicular traffic upon any sidewalk, street or public way. (4) Persons engaged in picketing shall maintain a distance of ten (10) feet from each other, and shall at no time prevent free and unimpeded movement of invitees and owners onto and away from any private property, or any person onto and away from any public property. (5) It shall be unlawful to picket after sunset and before sunrise anywhere within one hundred (100) yards of a residential property line. (c) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of an offense.