A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend rule 45 of the rules of civil procedure to establish an obligation to provide notice to all parties to an action of the issuance of a subpoena and the receipt of material produced in compliance with the subpoena, and to provide a reasonable opportunity to inspect such material.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 1A‑1, Rule 45, is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d1)	Opportunity for Inspection of Subpoenaed Matter. – A party or attorney responsible for the issuance and service of a subpoena shall, within five business days after the receipt of material produced in compliance with the subpoena, serve all other parties with (i) the copy of the subpoena as required in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, and (ii) notice of receipt of the material produced in compliance with the subpoena. The party or attorney responsible for the issuance and service of the subpoena shall, upon request, provide all other parties a reasonable opportunity to copy and inspect such material at the expense of the inspecting party."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2007, and applies to actions filed on or after that date.