A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to direct the administrative office of the courts to study issues related to the sale of court records and to make recommendations on defining the term "CRIMINAL RECORD" by State law, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON EX‑OFFENDER REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Administrative Office of the Courts shall (i) study issues related to the sale of court records and how best to ensure the accuracy of the information available to the customer and to protect a citizen's right to have his or her record expunged and (ii) review the State's statutes relating to a person's "criminal record" and make recommendations on defining the term "criminal record" by statute.  The Administrative Office of the Courts shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than upon the convening of the 2012 Regular Session of the 2011 General Assembly.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.