GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE BILL 477*

Committee Substitute Favorable 4/27/15
Third Edition Engrossed 4/29/15

 

Short Title:        LEO Privacy Protection.		(Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:

April 2, 2015

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO EXEMPT GOVERNMENT‑ISSUED MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL FROM DISCLOSURE AS A PUBLIC RECORD.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 132‑1.7 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(b1)    Public records, as defined in G.S. 132‑1, shall not include mobile telephone numbers issued by a local, county, or State government to any of the following:

(1)        A sworn law enforcement officer or nonsworn employee of a public law enforcement agency.

(2)        An employee of a fire department.

(3)        Any employee whose duties include responding to an emergency."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.