§ 136-33. Damaging or removing signs; rewards. - North Carolina Statutes

§136‑33.  Damaging or removing signs; rewards.

(a)        No person shallwillfully deface, damage, knock down or remove any sign posted as provided inG.S. 136‑26 or G.S. 136‑30.

(b)        No person, withoutjust cause or excuse, shall have in his possession any highway sign as providedin G.S. 136‑26 or G.S. 136‑30.

(b1)      Any person violatingthe provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(c)        The Department ofTransportation is authorized to offer a reward not to exceed five hundreddollars ($500.00) for information leading to the arrest and conviction ofpersons who violate the provisions of this section, such reward to be paid fromfunds of the Department of Transportation.

(d)        The enforcement ofthis section shall be the specific responsibility and duty of the State HighwayPatrol in addition to all other law‑enforcement agencies and officerswithin this State. (1927, c. 148, s. 57; 1971, c. 671; 1973, c. 507, s.5; 1975, cc. 11, 93, c. 716, s. 7; 1977, c. 464, ss. 7.1, 18; 1991 (Reg. Sess.,1992), c. 1030, s. 41; 1993, c. 539, s. 984; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)