DeKalb County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES |
Article II. OFFENSES INVOLVING PROPERTY RIGHTS |
§ 16-28. Residential picketing prohibited.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in picketing upon, before, or about the private residence or home of any individual.
(b)
Picketing shall include, but not be limited to, the following types of activity:
(1)
Staging a public or private protest of any kind.
(2)
Obstructing passage to or from a residence.
(3)
Promoting a strike or a boycott at a residence.
(4)
To intimidate or otherwise harass the resident.
(c)
It is the purpose of this section to protect and preserve the home, inasmuch as the public health and welfare and the good order of the county require that citizens of the county enjoy a feeling of peace, well-being, and privacy in their homes at all times.
(Ord. No. 89-15, § 1, 4-11-89)
Editor's note
Ordinance No. 89-15, adopted April 11, 1989, did not specifically amend this Code; hence, inclusion of § 1, as § 16-28 was at the discretion of the editor.