New Franklin Throwing or Distributing Handbills in Public Places ordinance (§ 210.720)
Chapter 210: Offenses · Article XV. Miscellaneous Offenses
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or non-commercial handbill in or upon any sidewalk, parkway, gutter, street or other public place within the City, nor shall any person hand out or distribute or sell any commercial handbill in any public place. Provided however, that it shall not be unlawful on any sidewalk, street or other public place within the City for any person to hand out or distribute without charge to the receiver thereof any non-commercial handbill to any person willing to accept it.
Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 123 of the city's PDF
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.