§ 19-8.3 – Severability.
19-8.3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this Article is adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Article. It is hereby declared that this Article would have been passed, and each section, sentence, or clause thereof, irrespective of the fact […]
§ 19-8.4 – Human trafficking public awareness sign.
19-8.4. Human trafficking public awareness sign. The owner, operator, or agent in charge of a business described in G.S. 19-1.2 shall prominently display on the premises in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees and the public a public awareness sign created and provided by the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission that […]
§ 19-9 – Title.
19-9. Title. This Article shall be known and cited as the North Carolina Law on the Protection of Minors from Harmful Materials. (1969, c. 1215, s. 1.)
§ 19-10 – Purposes.
19-10. Purposes. The purposes of this Article are to provide district attorneys with a speedy civil remedy for obtaining a judicial determination of the character and contents of publications, and with an effective power to enjoin promptly the sale of harmful materials to minors. (1969, c. 1215, s. 1; 1971, c. 528, s. 7; 1973, […]
§ 19-2.3 – Temporary order restraining removal of personal property from premises; service; punishment.
19-2.3. Temporary order restraining removal of personal property from premises; service; punishment. Where such application for a preliminary injunction is made, the court may, on application of the complainant showing good cause, issue an ex parte temporary restraining order in accordance with G.S. 1A-1, Rule 65(b), preserving the status quo and restraining the defendant and […]
§ 19-2.4 – Notice of hearing on preliminary injunction; consolidation.
19-2.4. Notice of hearing on preliminary injunction; consolidation. A copy of the complaint, together with a notice of the time and place of the hearing of the application for a preliminary injunction, shall be served upon the defendant at least five days before such hearing. The place may also be served by posting such papers […]
§ 19-2.5 – Hearing on the preliminary injunction; issuance.
19-2.5. Hearing on the preliminary injunction; issuance. If upon hearing, the allegations of the complaint are sustained to the satisfaction of the court, the court shall issue a preliminary injunction restraining the defendant and any other person from continuing the nuisance and effectually enjoining its use thereafter for the purpose of conducting any such nuisance. […]
§ 19-3 – Priority of action; evidence.
19-3. Priority of action; evidence. (a) The action provided for in this Chapter shall be set down for trial at the first term of the court and shall have precedence over all other cases except crimes, election contests, or injunctions. (b) In such action, an admission or finding of guilt of any person under the […]
§ 19-4 – Violation of injunction; punishment.
19-4. Violation of injunction; punishment. In case of the violation of any injunction granted under the provisions of this Chapter, the court, or, in vacation, a judge thereof, may summarily try and punish the offender. A party found guilty of contempt under the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not […]
§ 19-5 – Content of final judgment and order.
19-5. Content of final judgment and order. If the existence of a nuisance is admitted or established in an action as provided for in this Chapter an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case, which judgment and order shall perpetually enjoin the defendant and any other person […]