NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1188

HOUSE BILL 1082

 

 

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE .SIMULATION OF SUMMONSES, WARRANTS, WRITs OR OTHER COURT PROCESS IN CONNECTION WITH THe COLLECTION OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND or AcC0UNt.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Article 20 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by adding, immediately after Section 14‑118, a new Section to be designated as "Section 14‑118.1" and to read as follows:

"Sec. 14‑118.1.  It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, agent or employee to in any manner coerce, intimidate or attempt to coerce or intimidate any person by the issuance, utterance or delivery of any matter, printed, typed or written, which simulates or is intended to simulate a summons, warrant, writ or other court process in connection with any claim, demand or account or any forms of demand or notice or other document drawn to resemble court process, writs, summonses, warrants or pleadings or any simulation of seals or words using the name of the State or county or any likeness thereof, or the words 'State of North Carolina' or any of the several counties of the State as part of such simulation. Any violation of the provisions of this Section shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court."

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 22nd day of June, 1961.