GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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SENATE BILL 699

Judiciary II Committee Substitute Adopted 4/29/15

Short Title:        Protect LEO Home Address/Other Information.	(Public)
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March 30, 2015

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT To protect certain personal information of law enforcement officers from disclosure.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Chapter 132 of the North Carolina General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 132‑12.  Nondisclosure of personal information of locally employed sworn law enforcement officers.

(a) A sworn law enforcement officer employed by a unit of local government may request that the officer's employer exempt from examination and inspection the officer's name, home address, Social Security number, medical, disability, and emergency contact information. The request must be in writing and must be renewed annually.

(b) For purposes of this section, the office of the sheriff is the employer of a sworn law enforcement officer employed by a county and the office of the chief of police is the employer for a sworn law enforcement officer employed by a municipality.

(c) Nothing in this section increases, decreases, or otherwise in any manner changes the application of G.S. 132‑1.10 with regard to information contained on documents recorded or filed in the official records of the register of deeds, the Department of the Secretary of State, or of the courts."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2015.