North Carolina § 48-10-105 - Unauthorized disclosure of information.
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§ 48-10-105. Unauthorized disclosure of information.
Except as authorized in G.S. 48-3-205 or in Article 9 of this Chapter, no identifying or nonidentifying information contained in a report or records described therein may be disclosed by present or former employees or officials of the court, an agency, the State, a county, an attorney or other provider of professional services, or any person or entity who wrongfully obtains such a report or records. A person who knowingly makes an unauthorized disclosure of identifying information is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The district court may enjoin from further violations any person who makes an unauthorized disclosure. Notwithstanding the penalties provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual who is the subject of any of this information may bring a civil action for equitable or monetary relief or both against any person or entity who makes an unauthorized disclosure of the information. History (1949, c. 300; 1957, c. 778, s. 7; 1961, c. 186; 1969, c. 982; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1979, c. 739, ss. 1, 2; 1981, c. 924, ss. 2, 3; 1983, c. 454, s. 6; 1993, c. 539, s. 411; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1995, c. 457, s. 2.) Tables of Comparable Sections for Chapter 48 . TABLES OF COMPARABLE SECTIONS FOR CHAPTER 48 Former to Present Editor's Note. - The following table shows G.S. sections from Chapter 48 as effective until July 1, 1996 and their comparable section numbers in Chapter 48 as effective July 1, 1996. Where there is no comparable, new number, the term "None" has been inserted. Former Present Section Section 48-1 .............................................................. 48-1-100 48-2 ........................................................................ 48-1-101, 48-1-102 48-3(a) ........................................................... 48-1-104 48-3(b) ............................................................... None 48-3(c) ........................................................ 48-3-302(e) 48-3.1 ................................................................ None 48-4(a) ..................................................................... 48-1-103, 48-2-301(b) 48-4(b) ............................................................... None 48-4(c), (d) ................................................... 48-2-100(b) 48-4(e) ........................................................... 48-1-103 48-5(a), (b) ................................................................ 48-3-601, 48-3-603 48-5(c), (e) ...................................................... 48-3-603 48-5(d) ........................................................ 48-2-302(c) 48-6(a), (a1) ............................................................... 48-3-601, 48-3-603 48-6(b) ............................................................... None 48-7(a), (b) ................................................................ 48-2-401, 48-3-601 48-7(c) ........................................................... 48-2-402 48-7(d) ..................................................................... 48-1-106(d), 48-4-102 48-7(e) ........................................................ 48-1-106(d) 48-8 ........................................................... 48-3-605(b) 48-9(a), (c) ...................................................... 48-3-601 48-9(b) ........................................................... 48-2-305 48-9(d) ............................................................ 48-3-602 48-9.1 ...................................................................... 48-3-502, 48-3-705 48-9.2 ............................................................ 48-2-205 48-10 ............................................................. 48-3-601 48-11 ....................................................................... 48-3-607(a), 48-3-608, 48-3-705(a), 48-3-706, 48-4-103(d) 48-12 ....................................................................... 48-2-100(a), 48-2-101, 48-2-102 48-13 ............................................................. 48-3-206 48-14 ....................................................................... 48-2-606(c), 48-9-102 48-15(a) .......................................................... 48-2-303 48-15(b), (c), (d) ................................................ 48-2-304 48-15(e) .............................................................. None 48-16 ....................................................................... 48-1-109(a), 48-2-501 et seq. 48-17 ................................................................. None 48-18(a) .......................................................... 48-3-501 48-18(b) .......................................................... 48-2-204 48-19 ....................................................................... 48-1-109(a), 48-2-501 et seq. 48-20 ............................................................. 48-2-604 48-21 ................................................................. None 48-22 ............................................................. 48-2-606 48-23 ....................................................................... 48-1-106, 48-1-107, 48-4-105 48-24 ............................................................. 48-9-102 48-25(a) .......................................................... 48-9-102 48-25(b) ......................................................... 48-10-105 48-25(c) .................................................................... 48-9-103(d), 48-9-104 48-25(d), (e) ............................................................... 48-3-205(a), 48-9-103 48-26 ............................................................. 48-9-105 48-27 ................................................................. None 48-28 .......................................................... 48-2-607(a) 48-29 ....................................................................... 48-1-105, 48-9-107 48-30 ................................................................. None 48-31 ................................................................. None 48-32 ....................................................................... 48-6-100 et seq. 48-33 ................................................................. None 48-34, 48-35 ................................................................ 1995 Sess. Laws c. 457, s. 11 48-36(a) .................................................................... 48-1-103, 48-1-104, 48-2-100, 48-2-101, 48-2-301(b), 48-5-101, 48-5-102, 48-2-605 48-36(b) .................................................................... 48-1-106, 48-1-107 48-36(c) .............................................................. None 48-36(d), (e) ............................................................... 48-1-105, 48-9-102, 48-9-107 48-36(f) .......................................................... 48-9-102 48-37 ....................................................................... 48-10-102, 48-10-103 48-38 ............................................................. 48-10-101 Present to Former Editor's Note. - The following table shows G.S. sections of Chapter 48 as effective July 1, 1996 and their comparable section numbers in Chapter 48 as effective until July 1, 1996, section numbers. Where there is no comparable, former Chapter 48 number, the term "None" has been inserted. Present Former Section Section 48-1-100 .............................................................. 48-1 48-1-101 .............................................................. 48-2 48-1-102 ........................................................... 48-2(5) 48-1-103 .................................................................... 48-4(a), (e), 48-36(a) 48-1-104 .................................................................... 48-3(a), 48-36(a) 48-1-105 .................................................................... 48-29(a), (e), 48-36(d) 48-1-106 .................................................................... 48-7(d), 48-23, 48-36(b) 48-1-107 .................................................................... 48-23, 48-36(b) 48-1-108 .............................................................. None 48-1-109 .................................................................... 48-16(a), 48-19 48-2-100(a) ................................................................. 48-12(a), 48-36(a) 48-2-100(b) ................................................................. 48-4(c), (d), 48-36(a) 48-2-100(c) ........................................................... None 48-2-101 .................................................................... 48-12, 48-36(a) 48-2-102 .............................................................. 48-12 48-2-201 .............................................................. None 48-2-202 .............................................................. None 48-2-203 .............................................................. None 48-2-204 .......................................................... 48-18(b) 48-2-205 ............................................................ 48-9.2 48-2-301(a) ........................................................... None 48-2-301(b), (c) ............................................................ 48-4(a) 48-36(a) 48-2-302(a), (b) ...................................................... None 48-2-302(c) ........................................................ 48-5(d) 48-2-303 .......................................................... 48-15(a) 48-2-304 .................................................................... 48-15(b), (c), (d) 48-2-305 ........................................................... 48-9(b) 48-2-306 .............................................................. None 48-2-401 ........................................................... 48-7(b) 48-2-402 ........................................................... 48-7(c) 48-2-403 .............................................................. None 48-2-404 .............................................................. None 48-2-405 .............................................................. None 48-2-406(a) ........................................................... None 48-2-406(b), (c) ................................................... 48-7(a) 48-2-407 .............................................................. None 48-2-501 .................................................................... 48-16, 48-19 48-2-502 .................................................................... 48-16, 48-19 48-2-503 .................................................................... 48-16, 48-19 48-2-504 .............................................................. None 48-2-601 ............................................................. 48-21 48-2-602 .............................................................. None 48-2-603 .................................................................... 48-17, 48-21 48-2-604 ............................................................. 48-20 48-2-605 .......................................................... 48-36(a) 48-2-606(a), (b) ..................................................... 48-22 48-2-606(c) .......................................................... 48-14 48-2-607(a) .......................................................... 48-28 48-3-100 .............................................................. None 48-3-201 .............................................................. None 48-3-202 .............................................................. None 48-3-203(a) ........................................................ 48-9(a) 48-3-203(b)-(e) ....................................................... None 48-3-204 ............................................................. None 48-3-205(a), (d) ............................................................ 48-25(d), (e) 48-3-205(b), (c) ...................................................... None 48-3-206 ............................................................. 48-13 48-3-207 .............................................................. None 48-3-301 ........................................................... 48-3(c) 48-3-302(a)-(d) ....................................................... None 48-3-302(e) ........................................................ 48-3(c) 48-3-303 .............................................................. None 48-3-304 .............................................................. None 48-3-305 .............................................................. None 48-3-306 .............................................................. None 48-3-307 .............................................................. None 48-3-308 .............................................................. None 48-3-401 .............................................................. None 48-3-402 ............................................................... None 48-3-501 .......................................................... 48-18(a) 48-3-502 ............................................................ 48-9.1 48-3-601 .................................................................... 48-5(a), (b), 48-6(a)(2), (3), 48-7(a), 48-9(a), (c), 48-10 48-3-602 ........................................................... 48-9(d) 48-3-603 .................................................................... 48-5(c), (e), 48-6(a)(1), (a1), 48-3-604 .............................................................. None 48-3-605(a), (c)-(f) .................................................. None 48-3-605(b) ........................................................... 48-8 48-3-606 .............................................................. None 48-3-607(a) .......................................................... 48-11 48-3-607(b), (c) ...................................................... None 48-3-608 ............................................................. 48-11 48-3-609 .............................................................. None 48-3-610 .............................................................. None 48-3-701 .............................................................. 48-9 48-3-702 .............................................................. None 48-3-703 .............................................................. None 48-3-704 .............................................................. None 48-3-705 .................................................................... 48-11(a), 48-9, 48-9.1 48-3-706 .................................................................... 48-11 48-3-707 .............................................................. None 48-4-100 .............................................................. None 48-4-101 .............................................................. None 48-4-102 .................................................................... 48-7(a), (d), 48-10 48-4-103(a)-(c), (e) .................................................. None 48-4-103(d) .......................................................... 48-11 48-4-104 ............................................................. 48-16 48-4-105 ......................................................... 48-23(2a) 48-5-100 .............................................................. None 48-5-101 .......................................................... 48-36(a) 48-5-102(a) ....................................................... 48-36(a) 48-5-102(b)-(d) ....................................................... None 48-5-103 .............................................................. None 48-6-100 .............................................................. None 48-6-101 .............................................................. None 48-6-102 ............................................................. 48-32 48-9-101 .............................................................. None 48-9-102 .................................................................... 48-24, 48-25(a), 48-36(d), (e), (f) 48-9-103 .................................................................... 48-25(a), (c), (d), (e) 48-9-104 ..................................................... 48-25(a), (c) 48-9-105 ............................................................. 48-26 48-9-106 .............................................................. None 48-9-107 .................................................................... 48-29, 48-36(d), (e) 48-9-108 .............................................................. None 48-9-109 .............................................................. None 48-10-101 ............................................................ 48-38 48-10-102 ............................................................ 48-37 48-10-103 ............................................................ 48-37 48-10-104 ............................................................. None 48-10-105 .......................................................... 48-25(b)
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