North Carolina Open Records

North Carolina laws and court cases

State Statute 132-6 through 132-10

Open Government Guide to North Carolina's open records legislation by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Letter Generator

Generate an open records request that conforms to North Carolina requirements

Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week

North Carolina resident Brian Keesee has received the coveted STOTW Award. Read all about his open records adventures, and see what other states have citizens who have earned the award, here.

State Salary Database

Salaries for N.C. state employees and state university employees are available in a database from The Charlotte Observer.

The McDowell News offers this McDowell County Public Payroll database for 2008. They introduce the database project in this article.

To see what other states have salary databases, click here.

Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.

North Carolina contacts (where to send your request)

Here are various downloadable lists of North Carolina School Personnal

Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

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North Carolina Open Government Coalition

The Troublemaker

Town of Cary Sunshine Week

WRAL Public Records WRAL is a television station in the Raleigh-Durham area. This section of their website includes clickable links on an ever-growing library of public records.

Press

Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in North Carolina.

North Carolina News & Observer Sunshine page

2008

October 23, 2008: County's online records are safety risk, expert says

October 9, 2008: Agencies getting county money now must open records, meetings

August 16, 2008: Jobs group will show records; officials want to see how county funds were spent

August 8, 2008: Editorial: Sunshine deficit on Oak Island

August 8, 2008: N&O lawyers press attorney general on court records

August 7, 2008: DWI cases sought by N&O sealed

August 6, 2008: Oak Island has not fulfilled contractor's request for records

August 5, 2008: Commissioners, Rowan Jobs Initiative at odds over records

July 29, 2008: Gov. Easley signs park records bill, 25 others

July 22, 2008: General Assembly fails to advance the cause of accountable government

July 21, 2008: Judge dismisses lawsuit against NC treasurer

July 18, 2008: Joe says no

July 17, 2008: Hackney blocks bill on legal fee recovery

July 17, 2008: Local government officials must stop skirting N.C. laws on open meetings, public records

July 14, 2008: NC Senate OKs plan to strengthen open records law

July 10, 2008: Time to put teeth in law regarding public records

July 8, 2008: Open records bill advances in NC Senate

July 4, 2008: Maintaining Freedom isn't a spectator sport

July 3, 2008: Recreation records bill again stalled in Senate

June 27, 2008: McCrory says records request 'fishing expedition'

June 26, 2008: Public-records bill voted down in state Senate

June 26, 2008: The public shouldn't pay to peek

June 25, 2008: Public records laws can’t be treated cavalierly

June 24, 2008: Judge orders 911 tapes released

June 24, 2008: Recreation records bill passes House

June 20, 2008: House considers limiting parks' open records

June 18, 2008: Recreation program public records bill passes subcommittee

June 12, 2008: NC state employees' group denies bribe attempt

June 9, 2008: Daylight saving: Government should pay for public-records law intransigence.

June 6, 2008: Paying for what's already yours

May 31, 2008: Opposing views on openness

May 31, 2008: Public records law would cover expenses

May 31, 2008: NC lawmaker pushes public records bill

May 31, 2008: Bill may clear access to public records

May 30, 2008: NC lawmaker pushes public records bill

May 28, 2008: Bill would award attorney's fees for winners of public records suits

May 22, 2008: Easley panel calls for longer e-mail storage

May 21, 2008: Commissioners Treading on Thin Ice With E-mail

May 21, 2008: Email retention draws attention of agencies

May 20, 2008: E-vading the issue

May 20, 2008: Public records stand is a crucial test of leadership

May 16, 2008: E-mail panel proposes longer storage, better training

May 15, 2008: Spirit and letter

May 14, 2008: Officials take class on public records

May 14, 2008: Let state keep the needle, not the haystack

May 13, 2008: Easley wants public records lawsuit dismissed

May 10, 2008: Those e-mails belong to you

May 10, 2008: 2 officials differ on e-mails

May 10, 2008: UNC board gets refresher on records law

May 8, 2008: NC e-mail panel seeking more storage

May 4, 2008: Localities keeping eye on e-mail review panel

May 1, 2008: Tutorial pushed for preserving public records

May 1, 2008: Panel likely won't ask for email archive

April 27, 2008: Three state officials deleted e-mail, records show

April 26, 2008: Fighting crime in the sunshine

April 18, 2008: Lumbee Tribal Council answers questions with gavel

April 18, 2008: Expert: Easley e-mail policy legal

April 18, 2008: State E-Mail Policy Heads to Panel

April 17, 2008: Parsing 'open' records

April 16, 2008: Records belong to the people

April 16, 2008: Easley sued for deleting e-mails on public record

April 15, 2008: N.C. media sue governor over destroyed e-mails, allege violations of public records law

April 14, 2008: Lawsuit: Easley broke law by deleting e-mail

April 14, 2008: Media Outlets Sue Easley Over Deleted E-Mails

April 10, 2008: Easley tells workers to cooperate

April 4, 2008: Did Governor Contradict Records Law?

April 4, 2008: Panel debates public records

April 3, 2008: State e-mail policy up for debate

April 3, 2008: NC media: Public records law is clear, state e-mail must be saved

April 3, 2008: A real boondoggle

April 1, 2008: Pressure on for e-mail probe

March 31, 2008: Governor candidates: Easley's office failing public records law

March 30, 2008: Easley order on e-mail in review

March 28, 2008: Easley's e-mail commission off to rocky start

March 25, 2008: UNC studies policies on public e-mail

March 23, 2008: Open and shut

March 22, 2008: Private PCs complicate public e-mail

March 21, 2008: Know your rights in search for public records

March 21, 2008: In search of public records in Gaston County

March 20, 2008: State spokeswoman fired in mental health flap speaks out on public records

March 20, 2008: Panel to review state's open records policies

March 14, 2008: Deleting the record

March 14, 2008: Defining `open'. Who should decide whether a record ought to be kept?

March 13, 2008: Trashed letter was personal, Easley says

March 12, 2008: Easley defends handling of records Governor says he isn't violating law

March 7, 2008: She said, they said: Who's credible?

March 5, 2008: Fired press aide: Easley office wanted e-mail killed

February 21, 2008: NC treasurer defends pensions; state workers group given records

February 9, 2008: State Attorney: NC Workers' Public Records Lawsuit 'unfounded'

February 8, 2008: Attorney General's Office to Represent Moore in Lawsuit

February 7, 2008: Loophole is closed to open records

February 5, 2008: AG: Despite error in NC law, keep state pension records public

February 4, 2008: Not a Shock

February 1, 2008: State Employee Group Sues Moore Over Public Records Request

January 12, 2008: Brunswick sheriff, deputies get subpoenas

January 2, 2008: Town Promises to send Mayor Voller's E-mails

2007

December 28, 2007: Elon University's Open Government Center Gets $250,000

December 20, 2007: Police release statement on alleged assault

November 28, 2007: Unlawful law students

November 13, 2007: Jackson County alliance seeks records on Southern Loop highway

November 7, 2007: City turns down request for information on Knipp resignation

November 2, 2007: Close up loophole in records law (Opinion column)

November 2, 2007: Secret Government (Opinion column)

October 31, 2007: Open the door, N.C. needs to improve response to public records laws

October 25, 2007: Personal security jeopardized

October 7, 2007: Secrecy defies law's spirit

October 3, 2007: Burlington Leaders Want To Amend Open Records Law

October 2, 2007: Newspaper, law firm settle in records dispute

September 28, 2007: Public record: A battle brewing?

September 25, 2007: Parents question release of kids' records

September 25, 2007: What is a public record?

September 18, 2007: Moore Aide Used Another Name to Seek Public Records

September 18, 2007: Chatham attorney told to try again on policy

September 14, 2007: Plan may violate public records law

September 10, 2007: Leverage for the public (Editorial)

August 27, 2007: Suing Chatham doesn't pay for two who won

August 21, 2007: Your right to know: getting records

August 17, 2007: City Refuses Look at Theater Financial Data After Borrowing $21M

August 16, 2007: Parton, city keeping theater records secret

August 2, 2007: Compromise reached over NC public hospital employee compensation

August 1, 2007: Deputies receive subpoenas for Brunswick case

July 29, 2007: Public records law is annoying and essential (Opinion column)

July 25, 2007: City: E-mail request will cost $3K a day

July 25, 2007: N.C. panel pulls public hospitals from compensation disclosure

July 23, 2007: Smalltown Publisher/Editor Fights (and Wins) on Public Access

July 14, 2007: Former lawmaker's records kept secret

July 3, 2007: North Carolina Appeals Court Sides With Newspapers in Public Records Fight

June 23, 2007: Let the sun shine on government

June 8, 2007: County officials refuse to release public records on evidence audit

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