<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 20-74. - Enforcement and penalties.</div>
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               Camping on county property or facility, including property located within public rights-of-way
               and sidewalks, is a public nuisance. Anyone camping, attempting to camp, or placing
               any tent or temporary shelter on county property or facility in making preparations
               to sleep, or store personal belongings without written permission from the county
               manager or his designee 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 belonging from county property or facility. Any duly
               sworn law enforcement officer or county employee may summarily remove any tent, temporary
               shelter, bedding or personal belongings from county property or facility.
               
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               Lighting or using a campfire or bonfire on county property or facility poses a potential
               danger to the public and unless permitted to do so, any person lighting or using a
               bonfire on county property or facility shall be directed to stop, to extinguish any
               burning material, and to remove 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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               Upon violation of any provision of this article, violators are subject to one or more
               of the following enforcement actions:
               
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                  (1)
                  
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                  Duly sworn law enforcement officers with jurisdiction within Martin 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 this article has been violated. County employees
                  and others designated in writing by the county manager shall have the authority to
                  issue citations for civil penalties when in their judgment and provision of the article
                  has been violated.
                  
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                  (2)
                  
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                  The violator may be charged with a misdemeanor punishable in accordance with the provisions
                  of N.C.G.S.<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH14FLDAPR_ARTIINGE_S14-4OB" class="section-link" data-product-id="15271"> 14-4</a> with a fine of up to $500.00 or any other sanctions allowed by law.
                  
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                  (3)
                  
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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
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="15271" data-ordinance-id="914233">
                  09-12-2018(1)
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               , Â§ 4)
               
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