143-598. Prohibited acts related to nonsmoking areas.
(a) No person shall smoke in a nonsmoking area in a State-controlled building or area pursuant to G.S. 143-597.
(b) Any 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.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions
Article 64 - Smoking in Public Places.
§ 143-595 - Legislative intent.
§ 143-597 - Nonsmoking areas in State-controlled buildings.
§ 143-598 - Prohibited acts related to nonsmoking areas.
§ 143-599 - Exemptions[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 143-600 - Construction of Article.
§ 143-601 - Applicability of Article; local government may enact.