{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-104e-23","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 104E-23","heading":"Penalties; injunctive relief.","body":"(a)\tAny person who violates the provisions of G.S. 104E-15 or 104E-20, or who hinders, obstructs, or otherwise interferes with any authorized representative of the Department in the discharge of his official duties in making inspections as provided in G.S. 104E-11, or in impounding materials as provided in G.S. 104E-14, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided by law. Any person who willfully violates the provisions of G.S. 104E-10.2 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by law.\n(b)\tThe Secretary may, either before or after the institution of any other action or proceedings authorized by law, institute a civil action in the superior court of the county in which the defendant in said action resides for injunctive relief to prevent a threatened or continued violation of any provision of this Chapter or any order or regulation issued pursuant to this Chapter. (1975, c. 718, s. 1; 1979, c. 694, s. 5; 1981, c. 480, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 685; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 104E. North Carolina Radiation Protection Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_104E/GS_104E-23.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:15:37Z","sha256":"d8ab44b7c6c643dbc29fa53eb5cae1261e77cc370debcb84761d4ebffc2cf018","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-104e-22","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-104e-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}