<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-8. - Unlawful camping on county property; enforcement and penalties.</div>
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               (a)
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               Camping on county property, including property located within public rights-of-way
               and sidewalks, is a public nuisance and is prohibited. Anyone camping, attempting
               to camp, or placing any tent or temporary shelter on county property in making preparations
               to sleep, or store personal belongings without written permission to do so, shall
               be directed by any duly sworn law enforcement officer or county employee having authority
               to do so to cease such activity and to remove any camping gear or personal belongings
               from county property. Any duly sworn law enforcement officer or county employee may
               summarily remove any tent, temporary shelter, bedding or personal belongings from
               county property.
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               (b)
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               Lighting or using a campfire or bonfire on county property poses a potential danger
               to the public and unless permitted to do so, any person lighting or using a bonfire
               on county property shall be directed to stop, to extinguish any burning material,
               and to remove the same once that can be safely done. Any duly sworn law enforcement
               officer or county employee may summarily extinguish any burning material.
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               (c)
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               Upon violation of any provision of this article, violators may be subject to one (1)
               or more of the following enforcement actions.
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               (1)
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               Duly sworn law enforcement officers with jurisdiction within Cleveland County shall
               have the duty and responsibility to enforce this article by charging the violator
               with a misdemeanor and shall also be empowered to issue citations for civil penalties
               when, in their judgment, any provision of the article has been violated. County employees
               designated in writing by the county manager shall have the authority to issue citations
               for civil penalties when, in their judgment, any provision of the ordinance has been
               violated.
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               (2)
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               The violator may be charged with a Class 3 misdemeanor punishable in accordance with
               the provisions of G.S. 14-4 with a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) or
               any other sanctions allowed by law.
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               (3)
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               Each such person receiving a citation for a civil penalty is subject to a civil penalty
               of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per day, which may be collected by civil action
               in the nature of debt if not paid within seventy-two (72) hours after being issued.
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               (4)
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               This article may be enforced by an appropriate equitable remedy issuing from a court
               of competent jurisdiction.
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               (Ord. of 3-16-21(1), Â§ 4)
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