<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 46-1. - Finding of fact; unauthorized presence in county facilities and the surrounding premises prohibited; penalty.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               County facilities, including the county courthouse building, have been constructed
               and such buildings and the surrounding premises are maintained for the use of the
               general public in transacting business with the offices, agencies, departments or
               courts that are housed in the facilities.
               
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               (b)
               
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               It is in the best interest of the public that the buildings and the surrounding premises
               not be a gathering place or center for persons who do not have any business or are
               not present to transact any business with any of the offices, agencies, departments
               or courts located in the buildings. Therefore:
               
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               (1)
               
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               No person shall be or remain inside any county facilities, including the courthouse,
               or on the surrounding premises owned by the county to include the adjacent walkways,
               yards and parking lot, unless he is present for the conduct or transaction of business
               with any of the offices, agencies, departments or courts located in such facilities,
               is present as a spectator in the public section of any courtroom, or is present as
               a spectator at any public meeting of the board of commissioners or other county agency
               or any other public meeting authorized to be held in a county facility, including
               the courthouse.
               
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               (2)
               
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               Any person who is not authorized to be inside any county facility or on the surrounding
               premises as set out in subsection (1) of this section and who remains on such premises
               after having been instructed by a county employee or law enforcement officer to leave
               the premises, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be punished
               in accordance with<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH1GEPR_S1-7GEPE" class="section-link" data-product-id="12658"> section 1-7</a>.
               
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               (c)
               
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               The use of skates, skateboards, etc., is prohibited in or about county facilities
               and surrounding premises unless expressly permitted by formal authority of the board
               of county commissioners or county manager. A violation of this subsection is punishable
               as a misdemeanor.
               
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               (Ord. of 2-9-78, Â§Â§ 1, 2;
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12658" data-ordinance-id="1170755">
                  Ord. No. 2021-32
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               , Â§ 9, 12-20-21)
               
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            <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
               Use of county property, G.S. 153A-169 et seq.
               
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