GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 674

Short Title:  Sex Offender Registry/Public Info.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Odom; Albertson, Allran, Carpenter, Carrington, Cochrane, Cooper, East, Forrester, Foxx, Garwood, Gulley, Hoyle, Jordan, Kincaid, McDaniel, Page, Perdue, Phillips, Plyler, Rand, Reeves, Rucho, Warren, Webster, Weinstein, and Winner.

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Referred to:  Judiciary.

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April 2, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTER IS PUBLIC INFORMATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-208.10 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-208.10.  Registration information is public record: access to registration information.
(a)	
				The following information regarding a person required to register under this Article is public record and shall be available for public inspection:  name, sex, address, physical description, picture, conviction date, offense for which registration was required, the sentence imposed as a result of the conviction, and registration status.  The sheriff may release any other information that is necessary to protect the public concerning a specific person, but shall not release the identity of the victim of the offense that required registration under this Article.   
(b)	Any person may obtain a copy of an individual's registration form, a part of the registry, or all of the registry, by submitting a written request for the information to the sheriff and paying the fee for duplicating costs.  However, the identity of the victim of an offense that requires registration under this Article shall not  be released.
	(c)	The sheriff may charge a reasonable fee for duplicating costs and for mailing costs when appropriate."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.