North Carolina § 120C-602 - Punishment for violation.

§ 120C-602. Punishment for violation.

Whoever willfully violates any provision of Article 2 or Article 3 of this Chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, except as provided in those Articles. In addition, no lobbyist who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall in any way act as a lobbyist for a period of two years from the date of conviction. In addition to the criminal penalties set forth in this section, the Secretary of State may levy civil fines for a violation of any provision of Articles 2, 4, or 8 of this Chapter up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation. In addition to the criminal penalties set forth in this section, the Commission may levy civil fines for a violation of any provision of this Chapter except Article 2, 4, or 8 of this Chapter up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation. History (1933, c. 11, s. 8; 1975, c. 820, s. 1; 1991, c. 740, s. 1.1; 1993, c. 539, s. 914; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-456, s. 1; 2006-201, s. 18; 2006-259, s. 43.5(a); 2016-125, 4th Ex. Sess., s. 4; 2017-6, ss. 2, 3, 6; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-398 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-398 was then re-recodified as this section by Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), effective January 31, 2019. The historical citation from the former section has been added to this section as re-recodified. Session Laws 2017-6, s. 2 repealed Part 1 of Session Laws 2016-125, 4th Ex. Sess., including s. 4, which had amended this section. Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, ss. 3 and 6, which had amended this section. Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, had recodified this section. Session Laws 2017-6, s. 6, had, in subsection (a), substituted "Part 2 or Part 3 of this Article" for "Article 2 or Article 3 of this Chapter" in the first sentence, and substituted "this Article" for "this Chapter" in the second sentence, and, in subsection (b), deleted the former first sentence, and, in the second sentence, substituted "State Board" for "Commission" and substituted "this Article" for "this Chapter except Article 2, 4, or 8 of this Chapter." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-259, s. 43.5(a), effective January 1, 2007, in subsection (b), substituted "Articles 2, 4, or 8" for "Article 4 or 8" in the first sentence, and "Article 2, 4, or 8" for "Article 4 or Article 8" in the second sentence. Session Laws 2017-6, s. 6, effective May 1, 2017, in subsection (a), substituted "Part 2 or Part 3 of this Article" for "Article 2 or Article 3 of this Chapter" in the first sentence, and substituted "this Article" for "this Chapter" in the second sentence; and, in subsection (b), deleted the former first sentence, which read: "In addition to the criminal penalties set forth in this section, the Secretary of State may levy civil fines for a violation of any provision of Articles 2, 4, or 8 of this Chapter up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation," and, in the second sentence, substituted "State Board" for "Commission" and substituted "this Article" for "this Chapter except Article 2, 4, or 8 of this Chapter."