GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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HOUSE BILL DRH10425-ND-8A
Short Title: Protect Personal Info/Judicial Personnel. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Chesser.
Referred to:
*DRH10425 -ND-8A*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REQUIRE CITIES AND COUNTIES TO REMOVE PERSONAL 2
INFORMATION FROM WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY COUNTIES AND CITIES 3
WHEN REQUESTED BY CERTAIN PROSECUTORS, PUBLIC DEFENDERS, AND 4
JUDICIAL PERSONNEL, AND TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PERSONNEL RECORDS OF 5
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. 6
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 7
SECTION 1. Article 7 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes is amended by 8
adding a new section to read: 9
"§ 153A-148.2. Removal of personal information from public websites; judicial personnel. 10
(a) For purposes of this section, "personal information" includes the physical address and 11
phone number of the individual, but not the name of the individual. 12
(b) Each county shall develop and make available a process by which any official listed 13
in this subsection may request that the county remove that individual's personal information from 14
any website maintained by the county and available to the general public. The request to remove 15
personal information may also include a request to remove the personal information of the 16
individual's spouse. The following individuals may request the removal of personal information 17
from a county's website: 18
(1) A State judge, justice, or magistrate. 19
(2) A district attorney or assistant district attorney. 20
(3) A prosecutor employed by the North Carolina Department of Justice. 21
(4) A United States Attorney or Assistant United States Attorney. 22
(5) A public defender or assistant public defender. 23
(6) A federal judge. 24
(c) The request must be in writing and include all of the following: 25
(1) The name of the individual making the request. 26
(2) Information indicating the individual is eligible to make the request. 27
(3) The specific personal information to be removed. 28
(d) The county must remove the personal information if properly requested under this 29
section. The personal information removed from the website shall not be placed on the website 30
again unless the county receives a written revocation from the individual who made the original 31
request. 32
(e) Neither the request to remove the personal information nor the revocation of the 33
request is a public record as defined by G.S. 132-1, and the county shall keep the request and any 34
revocation confidential. Personal information removed from the website continues to be a public 35
record if it would otherwise be subject to disclosure under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. 36
H.B. 923
Apr 10, 2025
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(f) A county and its officers, officials, employees, and agents, both past and present, in 1
their official and individual capacity, shall be immune and held harmless from liability in any 2
action brought by or on behalf of any person injured or harmed by the action or inaction, in good 3
faith, of the county or its officers, officials, employees, and agents in implementing the provisions 4
of this section. However, if the actions of an officer, official, employee, or agent which result in 5
harm were not within the course and scope of the duties of the officer, official, employee, or 6
agent, the officer, official, employee, or agent may be subject to liability as an individual to the 7
extent permitted by the laws of this State." 8
SECTION 2. Article 9 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes is amended by 9
adding a new section to read: 10
"§ 160A-208.2. Removal of personal information from public websites; judicial personnel. 11
(a) For purposes of this section, "personal information" includes the physical address and 12
phone number of the individual, but not the name of the individual. 13
(b) Each city shall develop and make available a process by which any official listed in 14
this subsection may request that the city remove that individual's personal information from any 15
website maintained by the city and available to the general public. The request to remove personal 16
information may also include a request to remove the personal information of the individual's 17
spouse. The following individuals may request the removal of personal information from a city's 18
website: 19
(1) A State judge, justice, or magistrate. 20
(2) A district attorney or assistant district attorney. 21
(3) A prosecutor employed by the North Carolina Department of Justice. 22
(4) A United States Attorney or Assistant United States Attorney. 23
(5) A public defender or assistant public defender. 24
(6) A federal judge. 25
(c) The request must be in writing and include all of the following: 26
(1) The name of the individual making the request. 27
(2) Information indicating the individual is eligible to make the request. 28
(3) The specific personal information to be removed. 29
(d) The city must remove the personal information if properly requested under this 30
section. The personal information removed from the website shall not be placed on the website 31
again unless the city receives a written revocation from the individual who made the original 32
request. 33
(e) Neither the request to remove the personal information nor the revocation of the 34
request is a public record as defined by G.S. 132-1, and the city shall keep the request and any 35
revocation confidential. Personal information removed from the website continues to be a public 36
record if it would otherwise be subject to disclosure under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. 37
(f) A city and its officers, officials, employees, and agents, both past and present, in their 38
official and individual capacity, shall be immune and held harmless from liability in any action 39
brought by or on behalf of any person injured or harmed by the action or inaction, in good faith, 40
of the city or its officers, officials, employees, and agents in implementing the provisions of this 41
section. However, if the actions of an officer, official, employee, or agent which result in harm 42
were not within the course and scope of the duties of the officer, official, employee, or agent, the 43
officer, official, employee, or agent may be subject to liability as an individual to the extent 44
permitted by the laws of this State." 45
SECTION 3. G.S. 153A-98(c4) reads as rewritten: 46
"(c4) Even if considered part of an employee's personnel file, the The following information 47
regarding any sworn law enforcement officer employed by the county shall not be disclosed to 48
an employee or any other person, unless disclosed in accordance with G.S. 132-1.4, or in 49
accordance with G.S. 132-1.10, or for the personal safety of that sworn law enforcement officer 50
or any other person residing in the same residence: 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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(1) Information that might identify concerning the residence of a sworn law 1
enforcement officer. 2
(2) Emergency contact information. 3
(3) Any identifying information as defined in G.S. 14-113.20." 4
SECTION 4. G.S. 160A-168(c4) reads as rewritten: 5
"(c4) Even if considered part of an employee's personnel file, the The following information 6
regarding any sworn law enforcement officer employed by the city shall not be disclosed to an 7
employee or any other person, unless disclosed in accordance with G.S. 132-1.4, or in accordance 8
with G.S. 132-1.10, or for the personal safety of that sworn law enforcement officer or any other 9
person residing in the same residence: 10
(1) Information that might identify concerning the residence of a sworn law 11
enforcement officer. 12
(2) Emergency contact information. 13
(3) Any identifying information as defined in G.S. 14-113.20." 14
SECTION 5. The process required by Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall be developed 15
and implemented by October 1, 2025. 16
SECTION 6. This act is effective when it becomes law. 17