Madison Park

Termination of delivery of Unsolicitied Materials

Sec. 15-22. Termination of delivery of unsolicited printed material. (a) Purpose. This section is enacted for the purposes of: (1) Protecting the privacy of residents of the city; and (2) Preventing conditions tending to encourage burglaries of temporarily unoccupied premises. (b) Definition. For the purpose of this section, "unsolicited printed material" shall mean handbills, advertisements, circulars, leaflets, folders, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, or other printed matter distributed or delivered to private property without the consent of the person in control of the property. (c) Exemption. Nothing in this section shall apply to the delivery of the U.S. mail. (d) Notification. If the person in control of private property wishes the delivery of unsolicited printed material discontinued, he may request the person responsible for the printing, publishing or distribution to stop delivery by sending such request in writing by certified mail to the appropriate person. The request shall become effective 14 days after receipt of the request. Continued delivery of unsolicited printed material by a person after such request becomes effective shall, upon the second delivery, be unlawful and a violation of this section, provided the second delivery occurs within 180 days after the request becomes effective. (e) Enforcement. The person making the request for discontinuance of the delivery of unsolicited printed material shall be responsible for initiating the enforcement of any violation of this section. (Code 1985, ?§ 15-30)