GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 68*

Short Title:  Indemnify State Employees/Privacy Act. 	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Hoyle.

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Referred to:  Judiciary.

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February 10, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INDEMNIFY STATE EMPLOYEES FOR ANY LEGAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL DRIVER'S PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 20 of the North Carolina General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 20-43.1.  Indemnification.
The State shall indemnify all employees or officers of the State for any attorneys' fees, damages, or other costs incurred due to any legal proceeding asserting noncompliance with the provision of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (18 U.S.C. §§ 2721, et seq.), or any amendments to that act."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.