Gallup to shut down panhandling ordinance

GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – One New Mexico town is pulling the plug on a panhandling ordinance that the ACLU says is unconstitutional.
According to the civil rights group, the Gallup City Attorney sent the police chief a memo ordering the department to stop arresting and citing people begging for money.
The memo said a court would likely fund those penalties to be a violation of free speech. It also mentioned the city needs some kind of statute to curb panhandling.
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