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The following definitions apply in this chapter:

A. “Aggressively panhandle” means to beg with the intent to intimidate another person into giving money or goods.

B. “Intimidate” means to intentionally engage in conduct which would make a reasonable person fearful or feel compelled.

C. “Obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic” means to intentionally walk, stand, sit, lie, or place an object in such a manner as to block passage by another person or a vehicle, or to intentionally require another person or a driver of a vehicle to take evasive action to avoid physical contact. Acts authorized as an exercise of one’s constitutional right to picket or to legally protest, and acts authorized by a permit issued pursuant to chapter 12.12 or 12.14 of this code, shall not constitute pedestrian or vehicular interference.

D. “Public place” means an area generally visible to public view and includes alleys, bridges, buildings, driveways, parking lots, parks, plazas, sidewalks, and streets open to the general public, including those that serve food or drink or provide entertainment, and the doorways and entrances to buildings or dwellings and the grounds enclosing them.