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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 122C. Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Act of 1985 § 122C-6. Smoking prohibited; penalty

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Smoking is prohibited inside facilities licensed under this Chapter. As used in this section, “smoking” means the use or possession of any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other lighted smoking product. As used in this section, “inside” means a fully enclosed area.

(b) The person who owns, manages, operates, or otherwise controls a facility subject to this section shall:

(1) Conspicuously post signs clearly stating that smoking is prohibited inside the facility. The signs may include the international “No Smoking” symbol, which consists of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across it.

(2) Direct any person who is smoking inside the facility to extinguish the lighted smoking product.

(3) Provide written notice to individuals upon admittance that smoking is prohibited inside the facility and obtain the signature of the individual or the individual's representative acknowledging receipt of the notice.

(c) The Department may impose an administrative penalty not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each violation on any person who owns, manages, operates, or otherwise controls a facility licensed under this Chapter and fails to comply with subsection (b) of this section. A violation of this section constitutes a civil offense only and is not a crime.

(d) This section does not apply to State psychiatric hospitals.

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