North Carolina Statutes
§ 120-137 — Legislative privilege
North Carolina § 120-137
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 120General Assembly
Art. 17Confidentiality of Legislative Communications
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-137 (2026).
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Nothing in this Chapter nor in Chapter 132 of the General Statutes shall be construed as a waiver of the common law of legislative privilege or legislative immunity by a legislator or former legislator. A legislator or former legislator may assert the common law of legislative privilege or the common law of legislative immunity in all instances. (2023-134, s. 27.7(e).)
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