Bill Text: NC H125 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Public Agency Computer Code Not Public Record

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-12 - Ch. SL 2013-96 [H125 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2013-H125-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

H                                                                                                                                                    1

HOUSE BILL 125

 

 

Short Title:        Public Agency Computer Code Not Public Record.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Conrad, Hanes, and Lambeth (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Judiciary Subcommittee A.

February 20, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to clarify that certain types of proprietary computer code are not a public record.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 132‑1.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(g)       Public Agency Proprietary Computer Code. – Proprietary computer code written by and for use by an agency of North Carolina government or its subdivisions is not a public record as defined in G.S. 132‑1."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to public records existing before, on, or after that date.