North Carolina § 143B-1018 - Release of information by Center.
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§ 143B-1018. Release of information by Center.
The following may make inquiries of, and receive data or information from, the Center: Any police, law-enforcement, or criminal justice agency investigating a report of a missing or unidentified person or child, whether living or deceased. A court, upon a finding by the court that access to the data, information, or records of the Center may be necessary for the determination of an issue before the court. Any district attorney of a prosecutorial district as defined in G.S. 7A-60 in this State or the district attorney's designee or representative. Any person engaged in bona fide research when approved by the Secretary; provided, no names or addresses may be supplied to this person. Any other person authorized by the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety pursuant to G.S. 143B-1013. History (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 1987, c. 282, s. 28; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 119; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (w), (aaa).) 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-499.4 was recodified as G.S. 143B-272.68 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 2011-145, s. 19.1(g) and (aaa), effective January 1, 2012, in subdivision (5), substituted "Public Safety" for "Crime Control and Public Safety" and substituted "G.S. 143B-1013" for "G.S. 143B-498(1)."
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