1. A. The soliciting of alms, money, or contributions, commercial soliciting, the display or distribution of commercial advertising, political soliciting, or the collection of private debts, is prohibited on the property, except as permitted by §B of this regulation.

2. B. Permissible solicitations require the prior approval of the occupying agency head for scheduling, safety, security, and traffic purposes. Permissible solicitations are limited to:

   1. (1) Solicitation by national or local campaigns for savings bonds, health, welfare, and charity;
   2. (2) Solicitations by labor organizations for membership or dues as authorized by law;
   3. (3) Recruitment campaigns for the Armed Forces, National Guard, and other federal or State agencies, as previously approved by the occupant agencies;
   4. (4) Operation of vending facilities and concessions as part of the operation of the property for the benefit of employees and the public;
   5. (5) Personal notices posted by employees on authorized bulletin boards; and
   6. (6) Activities on portions of the property leased to other individuals or organizations.
3. C. These restrictions do not apply to Lawyers’ Mall in Annapolis, which is regulated under COMAR 04.05.02.02.

Authority: United States Constitution, Amendments 1 and 14; Maryland Constitution, Declaration of Rights, Article 13;
Criminal Law Article, §§4-208 and 6-409; State Finance and Procurement Article, §§4-604(6) and (7) and 4-607(a) and (c);
State Government Article, §2-1702; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 10, 1994 (21:20 Md. R. 1731)

Regulation .02D amended effective October 31, 2011 (38:22 Md. R. 1344)

Regulation .07 amended effective February 25, 2019 (46:4 Md. R. 190)

Regulation .08 amended effective April 5, 2021 (48:7 Md. R. 259)