GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 816

Short Title:  Davidson/3rd Degree Trespass.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representatives Hege; and Dockham.
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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.
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April 15, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE FINE IN DAVIDSON COUNTY FOR SECOND DEGREE TRESPASS AND TO CREATE A NEW OFFENSE OF THIRD DEGREE TRESPASS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-159.13(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Classification. – Second degree trespass is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to 30 days, a fine up to five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both."
Sec. 2.  Article 22B of Chapter 14 is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-159.13A.  Third degree trespass.
(a)	Offense. – A person commits the offense of third degree trespass if, without written authorization, he enters or remains on the premises of another for the purpose of hunting, fishing,  trapping, or operating an all terrain vehicle.
(b)	Classification. – Third degree trespass is a misdemeanor punishable for imprisonment for up to 30 days, a fine up to two  hundred dollars ($200.00), or both."
Sec. 3.  This act applies only to Davidson County.
Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.