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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.
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
(add yours!)
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
North Carolina News & Observer Sunshine page
2008
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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