A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that the list of persons who obtain a concealed handgun permit and other information related to the permit application are not public records.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 14‑415.7 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14‑415.17.  Permit; sheriff to retain and make available to law enforcement agencies a list of permittees; list of permitees and other permit information is not a public record.
The permit shall be in a certificate form, as prescribed by the Administrative Office of the Courts, that is approximately the size of a North Carolina drivers license. It shall bear the signature, name, address, date of birth, and social security number of the permittee, and the drivers license identification number used in applying for the permit. The sheriff shall maintain a listing of those persons who are issued a permit and any pertinent information regarding the issued permit. The permit information shall be available upon request to all State and local law enforcement agencies; however, the permit information and the list of permitees are not public records as defined by G.S. 132‑1 and shall not be subject to inspection and examination under G.S. 132‑6.
Within five days of the date a permit is issued, the sheriff shall send a copy of the permit to the State Bureau of Investigation. The State Bureau of Investigation shall make this information available to law enforcement officers and clerks of court on a statewide system; however, this information is not a public record as defined by G.S. 132‑1 and shall not be subject to inspection and examination under G.S. 132‑6."SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2009.