GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 145

Short Title:  Telephone Surcharges to be Posted.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Block.
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Referred to:  Judiciary III.
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February 13, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE HOTELS AND MOTELS TO POST TELEPHONE SURCHARGES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 62 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 72-6.1.  Posting telephone surcharges by hotels and motels.
	(a)	Every hotel, motel, or innkeeper that imposes any surcharge for local, collect, credit card, toll-free, or long distance calls shall post the amount of the surcharge by conspicuous sign located at or near the principal telephone in each guest room so as to be easily seen by its patrons.
	(b)	A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense and two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for any subsequent offense."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1989.