(A) Whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the county an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in this code of ordinances the doing of an act is required or the failure to do an act is declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of such provision of this code of ordinances or of any such ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days for each separate violation. Each day any violation of this code or any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense, unless otherwise specified.
(B) In addition to the provisions of division (A) of this section, any provision of this code or other ordinance of the county may be enforced by any one or more of the remedies authorized by G.S. § 153A-123.
(C) Further, a violation of the above section of this code shall be a violation of G.S. § 14-4 and such violation shall be classified as a Class 3 misdemeanor with a maximum fine of up to $450, except that any violations of §§ 150.999, 154.99, 155.999, and 156.999 shall not be a violation of G.S. § 14-4 and shall not be considered a misdemeanor.
(1996 Code, § 10.99)
Statutory reference:
Provisions authorizing the county to punish ordinance violations as misdemeanors, see G.S. § 14-4