GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 723

Short Title:  Durham Penalties.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representative Michaux.
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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.
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April 11, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DURHAM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-4(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-4.  Violation of local ordinances misdemeanor.
(a)	Except as provided in subsection (b), if any person shall violate an ordinance of a county, city, or town, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned for not more than 30 days."
Sec. 2.  This act applies to the City of Durham only and only to those ordinances of the City of Durham that expressly provide that the maximum fine to be imposed for violation is some amount of money greater than fifty dollars ($50.00).
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective 60 days after ratification and applies to offenses committed on or after that effective date.