A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Providing that parking meters in the city of winston‑salem may be activated by coins, tokens, cash, or any other commercially available means of Prepayment credit or debit.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑301 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A‑301.  Parking.
(a)	On‑Street Parking. – A city may by ordinance regulate, restrict, and prohibit the parking of vehicles on the public streets, alleys, and bridges within the city. When parking is permitted for a specified period of time at a particular location, a city may install a parking meter at that location and require any person parking a vehicle therein to place the meter in operation for the entire time that the vehicle remains in that location, up to the maximum time allowed for parking there. Parking meters may be activated by coins, tokens, cash, or any other commercially available means of providing prepayment credit or debit. Proceeds from the use of parking meters on public streets must be used to defray the cost of enforcing and administering traffic and parking ordinances and regulations.
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SECTION 2.  This act applies to the City of Winston‑Salem only.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.