GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 22

Short Title:  No Profane Bumper Stickers.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Warner; Hurley, Barbee, Chapin, Arnold, Bowman, Stam, Weatherly, Wood, and Decker.
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Referred to:  Judiciary.
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January 18, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE AFFIXING TO A MOTOR VEHICLE OF ANY STICKER, DECAL, EMBLEM, OR OTHER DEVICE CONTAINING PROFANE OR LEWD WORDS DESCRIBING SEXUAL ACTS, EXCRETORY FUNCTIONS, OR PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 26 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-197.1.  Affixing profane bumper stickers, decals, or other devices to motor vehicles prohibited.
(a)	No person owning, operating, or using a motor vehicle in this State shall knowingly affix or attach to any part of the motor vehicle any sticker, decal, emblem, or other device containing profane or lewd words describing sexual acts, excretory functions, or parts of the human body.
(b)	A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00), imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or both."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1989, and shall apply to acts occurring on or after that date.