{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-19-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 19-1","heading":"What are nuisances under this Chapter.","body":"(a)\tThe erection, establishment, continuance, maintenance, use, ownership or leasing of any building or place for the purpose of assignation, prostitution, gambling, illegal possession or sale of alcoholic beverages, illegal possession or sale of controlled substances as defined in the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act, or illegal possession or sale of obscene or lewd matter, as defined in this Chapter, shall constitute a nuisance. The activity sought to be abated need not be the sole purpose of the building or place in order for it to constitute a nuisance under this Chapter.\n(b)\tThe erection, establishment, continuance, maintenance, use, ownership or leasing of any building or place wherein or whereon are carried on, conducted, or permitted repeated acts which create and constitute a breach of the peace shall constitute a nuisance.\n(b1)\tThe erection, establishment, continuance, maintenance, use, ownership or leasing of any building or place wherein or whereon are carried on, conducted, or permitted repeated activities or conditions which violate a local ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses so as to contribute to adverse secondary impacts shall constitute a nuisance.\n(b2)\tThe erection, establishment, continuance, maintenance, use, ownership, or leasing of any building or place for the purpose of carrying on, conducting, or engaging in any activities in violation of G.S. 14-72.7.\n(c)\tThe building, place, vehicle, or the ground itself, in or upon which a nuisance as defined in subsection (a), (b), or (b1) of this section is carried on, and the furniture, fixtures, and contents, are also declared a nuisance, and shall be enjoined and abated as hereinafter provided.\n(d)\tNo nuisance action under this Article may be brought against a place or business which is subject to regulation under Chapter 18B of the General Statutes when the basis for the action constitutes a violation of laws or regulations under that Chapter pertaining to the possession or sale of alcoholic beverages. (Pub. Loc. 1913, c. 761, s. 25; 1919, c. 288; C.S., s. 3180; 1949, c. 1164; 1967, c. 142; 1971, c. 655; 1977, c. 819, ss. 1, 2; 1981, c. 412, s. 4; c. 747, s. 66; 1998-46, s. 7; 1999-371, s. 1; 2007-178, s. 3; 2013-229, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 19. Offenses Against Public Morals.","Article 1. Abatement of Nuisances."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_19/GS_19-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:57:57Z","sha256":"e2c87a2aa55c70c9a6701a1798bd220a6ef566d5c066449253110ddf1bf43a61","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18c-1025","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-19-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}