| 12 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 13 | 14 | | AN ACT EXEMPTING DEPARTMENT OF ADULT CORRECTION 'S INVESTIGATIONS 2 |
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| 14 | 15 | | FROM STATE DEVICE CONTENT PROHIBITION . 3 |
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| 15 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 16 | 17 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 143-805 reads as rewritten: 5 |
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| 17 | 18 | | "§ 143-805. Prohibit viewing of pornography on government networks and devices. 6 |
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| 18 | 19 | | … 7 |
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| 19 | 20 | | (d) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to an official or employee that 8 |
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| 20 | 21 | | is engaged in any of the following activities in the course of that official's or employee's official 9 |
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| 21 | 22 | | duties: 10 |
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| 22 | 23 | | (1) Investigating or prosecuting crimes, offering or participating in law 11 |
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| 23 | 24 | | enforcement training, or performing actions related to other law enforcement 12 |
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| 24 | 25 | | purposes. 13 |
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| 25 | 26 | | (2) Identifying potential security or cybersecurity threats. 14 |
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| 26 | 27 | | (3) Protecting human life. 15 |
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| 27 | 28 | | (4) Establishing, testing, and maintaining firewalls, protocols, and otherwise 16 |
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| 28 | 29 | | implementing this section. 17 |
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| 29 | 30 | | (5) Participating in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings. 18 |
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| 30 | 31 | | (6) Conducting or participating in an externally funded research project at one of 19 |
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| 31 | 32 | | the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina. 20 |
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| 32 | 33 | | (7) Researching issues related to the drafting or analysis of the laws of this State 21 |
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| 33 | 34 | | as necessary to fulfill the requirements of the employee's official duties. 22 |
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| 34 | 35 | | (8) Investigating matters involving offenders incarcerated with, or otherwise 23 |
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| 35 | 36 | | under the supervision of, the Department of Adult Correction, or matters 24 |
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| 36 | 37 | | related to the misuse of devices owned by the Department of Adult Correction. 25 |
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| 37 | 38 | | …." 26 |
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| 38 | 39 | | SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to investigations 27 |
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| 39 | 40 | | performed before, on, or after that date. 28 |
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