{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75a-18","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75A-18","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a)\tExcept as otherwise provided, a person who violates a provision of this Article is responsible for an infraction as provided in G.S. 14-3.1. This limitation shall not apply in a case where a more severe penalty is prescribed in this Chapter.\n(b)\tthrough (e) Repealed by Session Laws 2006-185, s. 1.\n(f)\tExcept as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a person who violates a rule adopted by the Commission under the authority of this Chapter is responsible for an infraction as provided in G.S. 14-3.1 and shall pay a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). A person responsible for an infraction under this Chapter shall not be assessed court costs. (1959, c. 1064, s. 18; 1965, c. 634, s. 3; c. 793; 1969, c. 97, s. 2; 1979, c. 761, s. 8; 1985, c. 615, ss. 6, 7; 1989, c. 742, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, ss. 566, 1285; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-129, s. 3; 1999-447, s. 2; 2006-185, s. 1; 2013-360, s. 18B.15(e); 2013-380, s. 10.)","path":["Chapter 75A. Boating and Water Safety.","Article 1. Boating Safety Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_75A/GS_75A-18.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:09:22Z","sha256":"d21855c38059f93cb7bad7b3b1b8e9955eb856cf384ccc0e27824641cede0887","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75a-17","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75a-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}