GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

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SENATE BILL 371

Short Title:     Use of Senate Seals and Coat of Arms.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Rand.
Referred to:	Rules and Operations of the Senate.

February 28, 2007

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to prohibit commercial use of likenesses of any seal or Coat of arms of the Senate.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Article 31 of Chapter 120 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 120‑271.  Use of likenesses of any seal or coat of arms of the Senate.

(a) Whoever, except as directed by the Senate or the Principal Clerk of the Senate on its behalf, knowingly uses, manufactures, reproduces, sells, or purchases for resale, either separately or appended to any article manufactured or sold, any likeness of any seal or coat of arms of the Senate, or any substantial part thereof, except for manufacture or sale of the article for the official use of the State of North Carolina, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(b) A violation of this section may be enjoined at the suit of the Attorney General."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.