§ Agitation
The law of public witness, city by city.
What the law actually permits when you take the case to the sidewalk: signage, amplified sound and noise limits, recording in public, leafleting, assembly permits, buffer zones, and police interaction — surveyed for the 100 largest American cities, each across the municipal, county, state, and federal layers. Every finding carries its sources and a verification status; quoted ordinance text is verbatim. Cities are listed by state with their national population rank.
Surveyed so far
3 of 100 cities — 0 permissive, 3 moderately regulated, 0 restrictive, as enforced.
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97 cities pending. Each survey covers signage, sound, recording, permits, location rules, person-to-person contact, police interaction, and penalties.
How to read these
“Verified at source” means the quoted text was confirmed at the cited URL. “Verify before publication” findings await an editor’s check. Every surveyed city also has three printable PDFs: a one-page snapshot, a digest of every finding’s bottom line, and a full reference with the complete legal analysis.
Alabama
#100
HuntsvilleDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Alaska
#76
AnchorageDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Arizona
#79
ChandlerDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#75
GilbertDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#89
GlendaleDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#38
MesaDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#5
PhoenixDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#94
ScottsdaleDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#34
TucsonDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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California
#57
AnaheimDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#47
BakersfieldDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#81
Chula VistaDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#33
FresnoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#63
IrvineDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#44
Long BeachDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#2
Los AngelesDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#45
OaklandDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#62
RiversideDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#35
SacramentoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#8
San DiegoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#17
San FranciscoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#13
San JoseDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#65
Santa AnaDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#60
StocktonDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Colorado
#50
AuroraDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#40
Colorado SpringsDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#19
DenverDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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District of Columbia
#22
WashingtonDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Florida
#98
Cape CoralDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#11
JacksonvilleDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#41
MiamiDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#58
OrlandoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#86
Port St. LucieDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#87
St. PetersburgDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#49
TampaDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Georgia
#36
AtlantaDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Hawaii
#56
HonoluluDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Idaho
#95
BoiseDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Illinois
#3
ChicagoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Indiana
#82
Fort WayneDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#16
IndianapolisDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Kansas
#52
WichitaDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Kentucky
#59
LexingtonDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#27
LouisvilleDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Louisiana
#54
New OrleansDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Maryland
#30
BaltimoreDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Massachusetts · 1 of 1 surveyed
Michigan
#26
DetroitDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Minnesota · 1 of 2 surveyed
Missouri
#37
Kansas CityDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#80
St. LouisDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Nebraska
#72
LincolnDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#42
OmahaDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Nevada
#55
HendersonDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#24
Las VegasDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#73
North Las VegasDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#78
RenoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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New Jersey
#71
Jersey CityDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#61
NewarkDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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New Mexico
#32
AlbuquerqueDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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New York
#83
BuffaloDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#1
New YorkDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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North Carolina
#14
CharlotteDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#70
DurhamDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#67
GreensboroDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#39
RaleighDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#90
Winston-SalemDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Ohio
#66
CincinnatiDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#53
ClevelandDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#15
ColumbusDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#88
ToledoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Oklahoma
#21
Oklahoma CityDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#48
TulsaDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Oregon
#28
PortlandDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Pennsylvania · 1 of 2 surveyed
Tennessee
#29
MemphisDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#20
NashvilleDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Texas
#51
ArlingtonDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#12
AustinDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#64
Corpus ChristiDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#9
DallasDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#23
El PasoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#10
Fort WorthDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#97
FriscoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#93
GarlandDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#4
HoustonDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#91
IrvingDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#85
LaredoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#84
LubbockDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#99
McKinneyDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#74
PlanoDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#7
San AntonioDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Virginia
#92
ChesapeakeDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#96
RichmondDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#43
Virginia BeachDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Washington
#18
SeattleDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Wisconsin
#77
MadisonDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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#31
MilwaukeeDeep-research survey not yet completed for this city.
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Disclaimer
These surveys are research documents, not legal advice. They are produced by a deep-research process against primary sources — municipal codes, statutes, court opinions — and every finding carries a verification status; findings not marked “verified at source” have not yet been confirmed by an editor. Ordinances and enforcement practices change; each city page states the date its analysis is current through. Know the law, then demonstrate peaceably and lawfully.