GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 531
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/8/89
Judiciary I Senate Committee Substitute Adopted 6/23/89

Short Title:  No School Profanity.	(Public)
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March 13, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PROFANE OR THREATENING LANGUAGE ON SCHOOL PREMISES.
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:
"§ 14-196.3.  Using profane language on school premises.
It  shall be unlawful for any person to use any words or language of a profane, vulgar, lewd, or lascivious character, nature, or connotation on the premises of an elementary or secondary school and in the presence of a minor.  It shall also be unlawful for any person to use any words or language which threaten, intimidate, coerce, or constitute fighting words on the premises of an elementary or secondary school and in presence of a minor.  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 offenses occurring on or after that date.