North Carolina § 131E-81 - Penalties.

§ 131E-81. Penalties.

Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any hospital without a license is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and upon conviction is only liable for a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each subsequent offense. Each day of a continuing violation after conviction is a separate offense. Except as otherwise provided in this Part, any person that willfully violates any provision of this Part, willfully fails to perform any act required by this Part, or willfully performs any act prohibited by this Part is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. History (1947, c. 933, s. 6; 1983, c. 775, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 958; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2021-84, s. 10.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2021-84, s. 12, made the amendments to this section by Session Laws 2021-84, s. 10, effective December 1, 2021, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. Session Laws 2021-84, s. 12, further provides: "Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2021-84, s. 10, rewrote the section. For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.