17C-15. Database for law enforcement officer critical incident information.
(a) The Division shall develop and maintain a statewide database for use by law enforcement agencies that tracks all critical incident data of law enforcement officers in North Carolina.
(b) All law enforcement agencies in the State that employ personnel certified by the Commission shall provide any information requested by the Division to maintain the database required by subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Information collected under this section that is confidential under State or federal law shall remain confidential.
(d) A law enforcement officer who is reported to the Division as having been involved in a critical incident who disputes being involved in a critical incident has a right, prior to being placed in the database, to request a hearing in superior court for a determination of whether the officer's involvement was properly placed in the database. (2021-138, s. 3(b).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 17C - North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission
§ 17C-1 - Findings and policy.
§ 17C-5 - Chairman; vice-chairman; other officers; meetings; reports.
§ 17C-6 - Powers of Commission.
§ 17C-7 - Functions of the Department of Justice.
§ 17C-10 - Required standards.
§ 17C-11 - Compliance; enforcement.
§ 17C-12 - Grants under the supervision of Commission and the State; donations and appropriations.
§ 17C-13 - Pardons; expunctions.
§ 17C-14 - Database of law enforcement officer certification suspensions and revocations.
§ 17C-15 - Database for law enforcement officer critical incident information.
§ 17C-16 - Requirement to report material relevant to testimony.