Downtowndc.org
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Panhandling is a critical concern in Downtown and throughout the city. Although homeless individuals are not alone in soliciting, panhandling by them is pervasive enough to be disturbing to Downtown visitors, workers and residents. Soliciting in itself is not illegal. In DC, panhandling on public property is legal, but it cannot be done aggressively, and there are limits to what a person can do.
