{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-598","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-598","heading":"Prohibited acts related to nonsmoking areas.","body":"(a)\tNo person shall smoke in a nonsmoking area in a State-controlled building or area pursuant to G.S. 143-597.\n(b)\tAny person who continues to smoke in a nonsmoking area described in this section following notice by the person in charge of the State-controlled building or area or their designee that smoking is not permitted shall be guilty of an infraction and punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (1993, c. 367, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 64. Smoking in Public Places."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-598.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"0401416aab1b46005c7229a35d74ff65dcd88f24588a3462c06b6d322567c332","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-597","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-599"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}