North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 132 - Public Records
§ 132-1.23 - Eugenics program records.

132-1.23. Eugenics program records.
(a) Records in the custody of the State, including those in the custody of the Office of Justice for Sterilization Victims, concerning the Eugenics Board of North Carolina's program are confidential and are not public records, including the records identifying (i) individuals impacted by the program, (ii) individuals, or their guardians or authorized agents, inquiring about the impact of the program on the individuals, or (iii) individuals, or their guardians or authorized agents, inquiring about the potential impact of the program on others.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, an individual impacted by the program, or a guardian or authorized agent of that individual, may obtain that individual's records under the program upon execution of a proper release authorization.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, minutes or reports of the Eugenics Board of North Carolina, for which identifying information of the individuals impacted by the program have been redacted, may be released to any person. As used in this subsection, "identifying information" shall include the name, street address, birth day and month, and any other information the State believes may lead to the identity of any individual impacted by the program, or of any relative of an individual impacted by the program. (2011-188, s. 1; 2013-360, s. 6.18(c); 2014-100, s. 6.13(e).)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 132 - Public Records

§ 132-1 - "Public records" defined.

§ 132-1.1 - Confidential communications by legal counsel to public board or agency; State tax information; public enterprise billing information; Address Confidentiality Program information.

§ 132-1.2 - Confidential information.

§ 132-1.3 - Settlements made by or on behalf of public agencies, public officials, or public employees; public records.

§ 132-1.3A - The University of North Carolina athletic conference communications and other documentary materials; public records.

§ 132-1.4 - Criminal investigations; intelligence information records; Innocence Inquiry Commission records.

§ 132-1.4A - Law enforcement agency recordings.

§ 132-1.5 - 911 database.

§ 132-1.6 - Emergency response plans.

§ 132-1.7 - Sensitive public security information.

§ 132-1.7A - Alarm registration information.

§ 132-1.8 - Confidentiality of photographs and video or audio recordings made pursuant to autopsy.

§ 132-1.9 - Trial preparation materials.

§ 132-1.10 - Social security numbers and other personal identifying information.

§ 132-1.11 - Economic development incentives.

§ 132-1.11A - Limited access to identifying information of minors participating in local government programs and programs funded by the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., or a local partnership in certain localities.

§ 132-1.12 - Limited access to identifying information of minors participating in local government parks and recreation programs and programs funded by the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., or a local partnership in other localities.

§ 132-1.13 - Electronic lists of subscribers open for inspection but not available for copying.

§ 132-1.14 - Personally identifiable information of public utility customers.

§ 132-1.23 - Eugenics program records.

§ 132-2 - Custodian designated.

§ 132-3 - Destruction of records regulated.

§ 132-4 - Disposition of records at end of official's term.

§ 132-5 - Demanding custody.

§ 132-5.1 - Regaining custody; civil remedies.

§ 132-6 - Inspection, examination and copies of public records.

§ 132-6.1 - Electronic data-processing and computer databases as public records.

§ 132-6.2 - Provisions for copies of public records; fees.

§ 132-7 - Keeping records in safe places; copying or repairing; certified copies.

§ 132-8 - Assistance by and to Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

§ 132-8.1 - Records management program administered by Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; establishment of standards, procedures, etc.; surveys.

§ 132-8.2 - Selection and preservation of records considered essential; making or designation of preservation duplicates; force and effect of duplicates or copies thereof.

§ 132-9 - Access to records.

§ 132-10 - Qualified exception for geographical information systems.

§ 132-11 - Time limitation on confidentiality of records.