Section 55-3C-2 - Squatters not tenants; squatting constitutes criminal trespass; petition and eviction not appropriate remedies for squatters; remedy is arrest for trespass(a) Squatters are not considered tenants for purposes of this code.(b) Squatting is synonymous with trespass, and is a criminal act under § 61-3B-2 or § 61-3B-3 of this Code.(c) No Court of this state shall require the utilization of eviction, or a similar procedure such as those found under § 55-3A-1, et seq. or § 55-3B-1, et seq. of this Code, by an owner in any instance involving the removal of a squatter from possession of a property.Added by 2024 Acts, ch. TBD (HB 4940), eff. 6/4/2024.