GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
SESSION LAW 2013-15
SENATE BILL 50
AN ACT to prevent identity theft of discharged veterans by restricting the release of military service discharge documents.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 47-113.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 47-113.2. Restricting access to military discharge documents.
(a)
All military discharge documents filed on or after January 1, 2004, shall be
considered a public record, but for confidential safekeeping and restricted
access to such documents, these documents will be filed with the registers of
deeds in this State. These documents are exempt from public inspection and
access except as allowed in subsection (b)subsections (b) and (m) of
this section.
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(e)
No copy of a military discharge document or any other information from such
document filed after the effective date of this section January 1,
2004, shall be made available other than in accordance with subsection (b)
or (m) of this section.
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(l)
The register of deeds shall, to the greatest extent possible, take appropriate
protective actions in accordance with any limitations determined necessary by
the register of deeds with regard to records that were filed before the
effective date of this section.January 1, 2004.
(m)
Subsection (e) of this section shall not apply to images of military discharge
documents that have been on file for over 50 years.80 years.
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(q)
The words "register of deeds" appearing in this section shall be
interpreted to mean "register of deeds, assistant register of deeds, or
deputy register of deeds".deeds.""
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 21st day of March, 2013.
s/ Daniel J. Forest
President of the Senate
s/ Paul Stam
Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives
s/ Pat McCrory
Governor
Approved 10:35 a.m. this 28th day of March, 2013