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PARKS – 12/2007, © 2007 Administrative Office of the Courts Side 1 PARKS AND RECREATION OFFENSES FOR WH ICH COURT APPEARANCE MAY BE WAIVED (on execution of written waiver of appearance and trial, and plea of guilty) (Adopted by the Conference of Chief District Court Judges, October 17, 2007, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-148) NOTE: The statute or regulation defining the elements of the offense is cited immediately after the description of the offense, and the statutory authority for the regulation is given in brackets . Applies To Offenses Committed On Or After December 1, 2007 1. Removal, disturbance, etc. of plants, rocks, etc. 15A NCAC 12B .0201. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 2. Collecting plants, animals, minerals or artifacts without a collector’s permit. 15A NCAC 12B .0201. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 3. Unlawful use of metal detectors. 15A NCAC 12B .0203. [G.S. 113-35(a)] ...................................................... ...$ 35 and Costs 4. Rock climbing or rappelling in undesignated area or without permit. 15A NCAC 12B .0204. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 5. Swimming, wading or bathing in undesignated areas. 15A NCAC 12B .0301. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 25 and Costs 6. Public nudity in parks. 15A NCAC 12B .0302. [G.S. 113-35; G.S. 14-190.9] ................................................... ..$ 50 and Costs 7. Carrying or depositing glass or metal on park beach. 15A NCAC 12B .0303. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 8. Disposing of household or business garbage in park garbage containers. 15A NCAC 12B .0401. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 9. Unauthorized bathing of animals or washing of clothes in a park. 15A NCAC 12B .0402. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 25 and Costs 10. Driving a vehicle in area of park not designated for vehicle traffic. 15A NCAC 12B .0501. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 11. Driving of unlicensed vehicles, motorbikes or mini-bikes in a park. 15A NCAC 12B .0501. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 12. Parking in undesignated areas. 15A NCAC 12B .0502. [G.S. 113-35(a)] ....................................................... .....$ 25 and Costs 13. Leaving a vehicle unattended for longer than 12 hours or overnight without a permit. 15A NCAC 12B .0502. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 14. Obstructing traffic in a park. 15A NCAC 12B .0503. [G.S. 113-35(a)]....................................................... .........$ 35 and Costs 15. Using boats, rafts or canoes in swimming areas. 15A NCAC 12B .0601. [G.S. 113-35(c)] ........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 16. Launching boats, rafts or canoes from undesignated areas. 15A NCAC 12B .0601. [G.S. 113-35(c)] ........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 25 and Costs 17. Unlawful camping. 15A NCAC 12B .0602. [G.S. 113-35(a)] .................................................................... ..........$ 35 and Costs 18. Participating in athletic contest in undesignated areas. 15A NCAC 12B .0701. [G.S. 113-35(a)] ........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 25 and Costs 19. Riding or unloading horses in undesignated areas. 15A NCAC 12B .0702. [G.S. 113-35(a)] ........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 20. Fishing in undesignated areas or fishing without paying required fees. 15A NCAC 12B .0802. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 21. Collecting live specimens for fishing bait in a park. 15A NCAC 12B .0802. [G.S. 113-35(c)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs (over) PARKS – 12/2007, © 2007 Administrative Office of the Courts Side 2 22. Setting fires in undesignated places or when prohibited by park employees. 15A NCAC 12B .0903. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 50 and Costs 23. Failing to tend to fires in designated areas. 15A NCAC 12B .0903. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 50 and Costs 24. Producing noise, music or other sounds that annoy, disturb or frighten park users. 15A NCAC 12B .1001. [G.S. 1 13-35(a); G.S. 113-264(a)] ........................................................................\ .. ........$ 35 and Costs 25. Possession or sale of alcoholic beverage or controlled substance in park. 15A NCAC 12B .1003. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 26. Being intoxicated in a park. 15A NCAC 12B .1003. [G.S. 113-35(a)] ......................................................... ........$ 35 and Costs 27. Allowing animal in swimming, bath, restaurant or cabin area in park; or allowing animal to be unattended; or allowing unleashed animal in park; or allowing animal outside of vehicle or tent between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. 15A NCAC 12B .1004. [G.S. 113-35(a)] ..................................................$ 35 and Costs 28. Engaging in commercial enterprise in park without permit. 15A NCAC 12B .1101. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 29. Taking photographs for commercial purposes in park without permit. 15A NCAC 12B .1102. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 30. Erecting or posting notice or advertisement without permit. 15A NCAC 12B .1104. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 31. Conducting meeting, performing ceremony, or making speech without permit. 15A NCAC 12B .1105. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 32. Entering and/or remaining in park before or after posted hours of operation without permit. 15A NCAC 12B .1201. [G.S. 113-35(a)]........................................................................\ ................... ...................$ 35 and Costs 33. Starting fire within 500 feet of woodland without a burning permit. G.S. 113-60.23(b) ......................................$ 50 and Costs 34. Burning debris from clearing activities involving more than 5 contiguous acres without special permit. G.S. 113-60.23(c)........................................................................\ ...................................... ....................................$ 50 and Costs 35. Igniting material within 500 feet of woodland between midnight and 4:00 p.m. without burning permit. G.S. 113-60.24(b) ........................................................................\ .........................................................................$ 50 and Costs 36. Burning during period of hazardous conditions or air pollu tion episodes. G.S. 113-60.25 ..................................$ 100 and Costs 37. Burning during period when burning permits are cancelled. G.S. 113-60.27 .................................................. .....$100 and Costs 38. Intentional or reckless littering under G.S. 14-399(c) [charges of second offenses under G.S. 14-399(c) ar e not waivable] ........................................................................\ ....................... ...........................$ 250 and Costs 39. Unintentional littering under G.S. 14-399(c1) [charges of second offenses under G.S. 14-399(c1) are not waivable]. ........................................................................\ ..................................... .....................................$ 50 and Costs OTHER POLICIES RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATION OFFENSES: 1. G.S. 7A-148 provides that the Conference of Chief District Court Judges shall prepare a “uniform schedule” of waivable Park s and Recreation offenses under G.S. Chapter 113 and shall otherwise prom ote the “uniform administration of justice.” In accordance with this statutory mandate, all judicial districts must adhere to this schedule, and individual judicial district policies deviating fro m this schedule are prohibited. 2. When two charges are made on a citati on, the defendant shall be fined only for the offense carrying the highest fine, and o nly one bill of costs will be assessed. 3. When a defendant is charged on the same citation with an offense waivable under this schedule and with an offense that may not be waived, the defendant must appear in court to answer both the waivable and the non-waivable charge. 4. Parks and Recreation offenses are not waivable if the person charged has been convicted of any Parks and Recreation offense within the previous two years. 5. This schedule does not appl y to littering charges under G.S. 14-399(c) or (c 1), if the defendant is charged with a second offense under the subsection.