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