North Carolina General Statutes 70-15. Prohibited acts and criminal penalties
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 70-15
- Archaeological resource: means any material remains of past human life or activities which are at least 50 years old and which are of archaeological interest, including pieces of pottery, basketry, bottles, weapons, weapon projectiles, tools, structures or portions of structures, rock paintings, rock carvings, intaglios, graves or human skeletal materials. See North Carolina General Statutes 70-12
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- State lands: means any lands owned, occupied, or controlled by the State of North Carolina, with the exception of those lands under short term lease solely for archaeological purposes, excluding highway right-of-ways. See North Carolina General Statutes 70-12
(a) No person may excavate, remove, damage or otherwise alter or deface any archaeological resource located on State lands unless he is acting pursuant to a permit issued under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 70-13
(b) No person may sell, purchase, exchange, transport, receive, or offer to sell, purchase, exchange, transport or receive any archaeological resource excavated or removed from State lands in violation of the prohibition contained in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 70-15(a).
(c) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates or employs any other person to violate any prohibition contained in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 70-15(a) or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 70-15(b) shall upon conviction, be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
(d) Each day on which a violation occurs shall be a separate and distinct offense. (1981, c. 904, s. 2.)