GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 757

SENATE BILL 131

 

AN ACT TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR LITTERING.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 14-399 (d) is rewritten to read:

"(d)      A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first offense.  Any second or subsequent offense is punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00).  In lieu of a fine or any portion thereof, or in addition to a fine, any violation of this section may also be punished by a term of community service."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1987.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 8th day of August, 1987.