2019 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 132 - Public Records
§ 132-1.8 - Confidentiality of photographs and video or audio recordings made pursuant to autopsy.

Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 132-1.8 (2019)

132-1.8. Confidentiality of photographs and video or audio recordings made pursuant to autopsy.

Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 130A-389.1, a photograph or video or audio recording of an official autopsy is not a public record as defined by G.S. 132-1. However, the text of an official autopsy report, including any findings and interpretations prepared in accordance with G.S. 130A-389(a), is a public record and fully accessible by the public. For purposes of this section, an official autopsy is an autopsy performed pursuant to G.S. 130A-389(a).

(2005-393, s. 1.)


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