North Carolina § 132-11 Time limitation on confidentiality of records

North Carolina Statutes

§ 132-11 — Time limitation on confidentiality of records

North Carolina § 132-11

Ch. 132Public Records

This text of North Carolina § 132-11 (Time limitation on confidentiality of records) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-11 (2026).

Text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all restrictions on access to public records shall expire 100 years after the creation of the record.

(b)Subsection (a) of this section shall apply to any public record in existence at the time of, or created after, August 18, 2015.

(c)No provision of this section shall be construed to authorize or require the opening of any record that meets any of the following criteria:

(1)Is ordered to be sealed by any state or federal court, except as provided by that court.

(2)Is prohibited from being disclosed under federal law, rule, or regulation.

(3)Contains federal Social Security numbers.

(4)Is a confidential juvenile record pursuant to Article 30 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes.

(5)Contains detailed plans and drawings of public build

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all restrictions on access to public records shall expire 100 years after the creation of the record.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall apply to any public record in existence at the time of, or created after, August 18, 2015.
(c) No provision of this section shall be construed to authorize or require the opening of any record that meets any of the following criteria:
(1) Is ordered to be sealed by any state or federal court, except as provided by that court.
(2) Is prohibited from being disclosed under federal law, rule, or regulation.
(3) Contains federal Social Security numbers.
(4) Is a confidential juvenile record pursuant to Article 30 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes.
(5) Contains detailed plans and drawings of public buildings and infrastructure facilities.
(d) For purposes of this section, the custodian of the record shall be the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources or other agency in actual possession of the record. (2015-218, s. 3; 2015-241, s. 14.30(c); 2023-70, s. 3.)