Settlement permanently blocks St. Johns panhandling ordinance, opens door for challenge in Duval

St. Johns County stopped enforcing its anti-panhandling ordinance early last year, but now the county has agreed to make that enforcement pause permanent.

It’s the result of a settlement reached late last month between the county and three local residents who had been warned, fined and even arrested for violating the panhandling ban.

Ray Taseff, Senior Attorney with the Florida Justice Institute, helped litigate the case…

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