{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-16","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-16","heading":"Violation of Article a misdemeanor.","body":"Any person, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Article, other than G.S. 66-16.1, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and shall only be fined for the first offense not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and for each subsequent violation not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (1915, c. 109, s. 12, IV; C.S., s. 5117; 1993, c. 539, s. 507; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2009-230, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 66. Commerce and Business.","Article 2. Manufacture and Sale of Matches and Lighters."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_66/GS_66-16.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:52Z","sha256":"624809f3851a757f075ff0874d9b7b129b2729b9cd4abddfb565ab47ae912efa","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-15","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-16.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}