A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow any citizen to remove a political sign that remains in a public right‑of‑way thirty days after the time within which political signs are to be removed.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 136‑32 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e1)	Notwithstanding subsection (e) of this section, a political sign that remains in a public right‑of‑way after 30 days from the date political signs are to be removed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be considered abandoned property, and a citizen may remove the political sign and dispose of it without penalty."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2019, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.