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.]