{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-151","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-151","heading":"Penalties.","body":"A person who owns in whole or in part or operates an ambulatory surgical facility without a license is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and upon conviction will be subject only to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each subsequent offense. Each day of continuing violation after conviction is considered a separate offense. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1214, s. 1; 1983, c. 775, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 962; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 131E. Health Care Facilities and Services.","Article 6. Health Care Facility Licensure Act.","Part 4. Ambulatory Surgical Facility Licensure."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_131E/GS_131E-151.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:12Z","sha256":"d55501251eceeeb767b0f25db56ac46c849128a12dadc2a58cfd79fdfb823001","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-150","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}