§64-1097. Unauthorized camp — Violations.
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A. As used in this section, “unauthorized camp” means any tent, shelter, or bedding constructed or arranged for the purpose of or in such a way to permit overnight use on a property not designated as a campsite.
B. Persons may not use state-owned lands for the purposes of establishing an unauthorized camp.
C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed fifteen
(15)days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. However, a person who commits a first violation of this section shall be issued a warning, and a citation may not be issued unless the person refuses any assistance offered to them by the arresting officer. Such assistance may include, but is not
limited to, transportation to a shelter, food pantry, or other place where resources are made available to assist the indigent and homeless. Added by Laws 2024, c. 175, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2024. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1096 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.