§ 8-3. Injuring city property.

(a)

It shall be unlawful to injure, damage, deface, trespass upon, break or injure any property belonging to the city.

(b)

Violation of this section may subject the offender to penalties or fines. The civil penalties have been established to cover the cost of enforcement of this section in accordance with section 1-15 of this Code. The civil penalty shall be as published in the fee schedule adopted by the board of commissioners and modified from time to time. If appropriate, the offender shall also be responsible for the cost to repair or replace any damaged property that may be incurred as a result of a violation of this article, said cost being added to the civil penalty.

(Code 1980, § 6-6-3; Res. of 11-14-95; Res. No. 2008-24, 7-1-08)

State law reference

Injury to public buildings or facilities, G.S. 14-132.