<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 1-11. - General penalty.</div>
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               (a)
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               A violation of or failure to comply with any provision of a county code or ordinance
               is a misdemeanor as provided by G.S. 14-4 and may subject the offender to a fine of
               up to $500.00, imprisonment of up to six months, or both.
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               (b)
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               A violation subjects the offender to a civil penalty to be recovered by the county
               in a civil action in the nature of a debt if the offender does not pay the penalty
               within ten days after being cited for the violation.
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               (c)
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               A county ordinance may be enforced by law or by an equitable remedy, including injunction
               and abatement, as set forth in G.S. 153A-123. It is not a defense to the county's
               application for equitable relief that there is an adequate remedy at law.
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               (d)
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               Each day's continuing violation is a separate and distinct offense.
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               (e)
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               Any one, all, or combination of the foregoing penalties and remedies may be used to
               enforce this Code.
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               (Ord. No. O2010-03, Â§ 2, 2-15-2010; Ord. of 10-5-2012)
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            <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
               Alternate methods for enforcement of ordinances and authorizing the making of each
               day's continuing violation a separate offense, G.S. 153A-123; injunction, G.S. 1-485
               et seq.
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