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(1) It is the intent of this Section to enhance the safety of pedestrians and motor vehicle occupants on public roadways and public parking lots within Provo City limits; to assure the free, orderly, and undisrupted movement of motor vehicles on public roadways within Provo City municipal limits; and to ensure that transactions between pedestrians and motorists within Provo City limits are undertaken in an orderly manner and do not create motorist frustration, annoyance or hostility. This Section is intended to apply evenhandedly to all persons who engage in the activities proscribed regardless of their intent or any message they may be attempting to communicate incidental to the proscribed activity.

(2) For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Roadway” means the travel portion of: (i) streets and parking areas within the boundary of the pedestrian mall designated by Section 9.30.010, Provo City Code, Center Street Mall; (ii) highways owned and maintained by the State of Utah or Utah County; and (iii) Provo City streets designated as collector or arterial streets.

(b) “Legally parked” means a vehicle that is standing, stopped, or otherwise appropriately parked in an area designed or legally authorized for parking.

(3) It shall be unlawful for a person:

(a) While a pedestrian, to accept, take or otherwise obtain possession or control of any money or personal property from a person within a motor vehicle while that motor vehicle is within a roadway or on publicly owned property used as an entrance or exit to a roadway; or to give, hand over, or relinquish possession or control of any money or personal property to a person within a motor vehicle while that motor vehicle is within a roadway or on publicly owned property used as an entrance or exit to a roadway; or

(b) While a driver or passenger in a motor vehicle in a roadway or on publicly owned property used as an entrance or exit to a roadway, to give, hand over, or relinquish possession or control of any money or personal property to a pedestrian; or to accept, take or otherwise obtain possession or control of any money or personal property from a pedestrian.

(4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the activities proscribed by this Section shall not be unlawful if: (a) such actions are required as the result of a traffic accident, medical emergency, or similar exigent circumstances; (b) such actions are directed by a peace officer or authorized traffic control officer in the course of their official duties; or (c) the transaction is undertaken after the motor vehicle has been legally parked.

(5) Any person violating this Subsection shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

(Enacted 2013-29, Am 2015-38)