§ 126A-16-4.  Certain restrictions on access to records.

(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 126A-16-3, persons in the custody of or under the supervision of the Division of Institutions of the Department of Adult Correction and persons in the custody of local confinement facilities are not entitled to access the records made public under G.S. 126A-16-3 and are prohibited from obtaining those records, absent a court order authorizing access, custody, or possession of the records.

(b) An attorney investigating allegations of unlawful misconduct or abuse by a Department of Adult Correction, Division of Institutions, employee shall be provided, upon request, the following information about the employee: (i) his or her name, (ii) his or her current or former position within the Division, and (iii) his or her dates of employment. The attorney shall not give the offender copies of records or official documents absent a court order authorizing access, custody, or possession.  (2026-40, s. 1.)