Day laborers and the drivers who stop to hire them along a major roadway in Gaithersburg might be subject to arrest, prison time and a fine if a proposed amendment before the City Council becomes law.

Gaithersburg’s city manager said Tuesday that the measure to ban solicitation between drivers and pedestrians near the roadway doesn’t specifically target day laborers but would help alleviate traffic hazards in an area once destined to have a county-run employment center.

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