55-8-139 - Pedestrians soliciting rides or business.

55-8-139. Pedestrians soliciting rides or business.

(a)  No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride or employment from the occupant of any vehicle.

(b)  No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.

(c)  A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

[Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 38; T.C.A., § 59-839; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.]