North Carolina § 143B-1013 - Secretary to adopt rules.

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§ 143B-1013. Secretary to adopt rules.

The Secretary shall adopt rules prescribing all of the following: Procedures for accepting and disseminating information maintained at the Center. The confidentiality of the data and information, including the missing person report, maintained by the Center. The proper disposition of all obsolete data, including the missing person report; provided, data for an individual who has reached the age of 18 and remains missing must be preserved. Procedures allowing a communication link with the Police Information Network and the FBI/NCIC's missing person file to ensure compliance with FBI/NCIC policies. Forms, including but not limited to a missing person report, considered necessary for the efficient and proper operation of the Center. History (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(w); 2019-90, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Law 2011-145, s. 19.1(w) recodified former Part 5A (G.S. 143B-495 et seq.) of Article 11 of Chapter 143B as Subpart B (G.S. 143B-272.60 et seq.) of Part 5 of Article 5A of Chapter 143B . Article 5A was renumbered as Article 13 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. G.S. 143B-498 was recodified as G.S. 143B-272.63 by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(w), effective January 1, 2012. It was subsequently renumbered as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2011.'" Session Laws 2011-145, s. 32.5, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2019-90, s. 1, effective October 1, 2019, added "all of the following" at the end of the introductory paragraph; and made stylistic changes.

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