SPOOKY CITY REGULATIONS HALLOWEEN LAWS ACROSS THE U.S.
Halloween can be a mischievous holiday. The most innocent of us reserve it for backyard parties and trick-or-treating, but some like to get a little rowdier than others. That’s exactly why various city councils across the U.S. have passed some seemingly unusual laws to regulate spooky festivities.
From midnight on Oct. 31 until noon on Nov. 1, no one is allowed to spray, sell, or distribute Silly String in public locations. Use of Silly String got so popular in the city on Halloween that the mess left behind became a strain on sanitation workers, and the city sympathized with them. BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS: NO 8TH GRADERS Trick-or-treating is most often viewed as an activity reserved for younger generations, but how do you determine what age is “too old” for this type of generally good-natured fun? Well, the city of Belleville settled the ambiguity by passing a law restricting teenagers who are past the eighth grade — generally older than 13 — from going door to door on Halloween. WALNUT, CALIFORNIA: NO MASKS WITHOUT PERMITS In a simpler time, there was no paperwork required to celebrate Halloween to the fullest. But in the city of Walnut, no one can wear a mask or other disguise on public streets without a permit from the sheriff. The law doesn’t specify any exceptions, so residents are left to assume that everyone from age 5 to 100 must abide. Whatever your Halloween celebrations might look like this year, it’s important to have fun, but remember to abide by any rules or laws your city might have in place in an effort to keep its citizens safe.
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE: NO SUNDAY TRICK-OR-TREATING If Halloween falls on a Sunday, children in Rehoboth Beach are required to trick-or-treat the night before. The explanation in the city code is simple, but ambiguous: to prevent children and their guardians from going door to door on Sunday evenings. Rehoboth Beach law also forbids children from roaming the streets on Halloween “with the intent to cause trouble,” but what exactly that means is ambiguous as well. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA: NO SILLY STRING The Los Angeles City Council has banned Silly String and all other brands of aerosol string from use on Halloween in the Hollywood area.
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Meet Jen, our medical records specialist. You may speak to her at any time working with Hartwig Law Firm, but if your claim goes to a hearing, Jen will be your primary contact in making sure your file is up to date and accurate. As a medical records specialist, Jen obtains medical records for clients who are scheduled for a hearing, guiding them through the hearing process. Jen understands that having a hearing can be daunting, and she works on making the process as straightforward as possible for our clients. She has a strong understanding of HIPAA and the medical record retrieval practices at a multitude of medical facilities. Jen monitors the hearing schedule and evidence deadlines. She requests medical records from clients’ providers and does the follow-up contact to ensure the records are delivered on time to both Hartwig Law Firm and the hearing office. Jen grew up in Rockland, a small town on the south shore where everyone knew everyone else. She went through the Rockland Public Schools, where her grandfather was her elementary school principal. She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology/social services from UMass Dartmouth. She continued her education at Northeastern University, earning a master’s of science in criminal justice. Jen spent
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