(A) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to obtain or receive ambulance service without intending at the time of obtaining or receiving such services to pay, if financially able, the necessary charges. A determination that the recipient of such services has failed to pay for the services rendered for a period of 90 days after request for payment, and that the recipient is financially able to do so, shall raise a presumption that the recipient of the services did not intend to pay for the services at the time they were obtained or received.
(B) Violation of this chapter or the terms of any franchise granted hereunder shall be a misdemeanor as provided by G.S. § 14-4. Each such violation also shall subject the offender to a civil penalty in the amount of $100 for each separate breach of the franchise or violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 2022-16, passed 6-20-2022)