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<br />CR. 132. PUBLIC RECORDS
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<br />Department of Crime Control and Public
<br />Safety, 48 N.C.A.G. 63 (1978).
<br />The departmental copy of the N.C. uniform
<br />traffic ticket and complaint, which is submitted
<br />by a highway patrolman to the district first
<br />sergeant who transmits it to the Traffic Record
<br />Section of the Division of Motor Vehidel5, is m)t
<br />a public record and subject to inspection during
<br />the time it is maintained at the patrol district
<br />headquarters. See opinion of Attorney General
<br />to Barbara Smith, Assistant Secretary, Depart-
<br />ment .of Crime Control and Public Safety, 48
<br />N.C.A.G. 63 (1978).
<br />The enforcement division copy of the N.C.
<br />uniform traffic ticket and complaint, which is
<br />maintained by the officer issuing the complaint
<br />and includes his notes and other evidence, is
<br />not .a public record and ~lUbject to inspection
<br />prior to trial of the offense charged in. the
<br />complaint. See opinion of Attorney General to
<br />Barbara Smith, Assistant Secretary, Depart-
<br />ment of Crime Control and Public Safety, 48
<br />N.C.A.G. 63 (1978). .
<br />The enforcement division copy of the N.C.
<br />uniform traffic ticket and complaint is not a
<br />public record and subject to inspection in the
<br />patrol district headquarters after the trial of
<br />the offense charged in the complaint. See opin-
<br />ion of Attorney General to Barbara Smith,
<br />Assistant Secretary, Department of Crime Con-
<br />trol and Public Safety, 48 N.C.A.G. 63 (1978).
<br />
<br />The chemical test operator's log (DHS-2069)
<br />is not a public record and subject to inspection .
<br />while. in. the possession of thec~emical test
<br />operator. See 'opinion of Attorney" GeIle:ral' to
<br />Barbara Smith, Assistant Secretary, DePart-
<br />ment of Crime Control and P1,1blic. Safe~Y,.:18
<br />N.C.A.G. 63 (1978). .'
<br />Thebreathalyzer operationlill checklIst'
<br />. o;mS-2012) which is ~ompleted and m!\41~
<br />tained by the breathalyzer oper.ator .is' not a
<br />public record and' subje~t tQ ll\spection." See
<br />opinion of AttoIJley General to Barbara Smith;
<br />Assistant Secretary, Department of Crime CQn- ;
<br />trol and Public Safety, 48 N.C.A.G,,63 (1978).'
<br />Provisional Voters. - Ordinatily,appli~a~
<br />tions to vote provisionally are viewed as p~~lic
<br />records which must be disclosed pursuant to
<br />this Chapter because these documents are sep-
<br />arate from ballots and there are a suffipient
<br />quantity of provisional ballots so that no vote
<br />. could. be attrib.uted to any particularprovi-
<br />sional voter. However, when there is Qnlyone
<br />provisional voter,. that voter has an overriding
<br />and. personal right., to... a . secret ballot.. wider.
<br />Article VI, Section '5 of the North' Carolina
<br />Constitution, and a County.BoardofElections
<br />is prohibited from disclosing any infomiation
<br />that would identify the provisional voter. See
<br />opinion. of Attorney GeneraUoMr. Stephen T.
<br />Gheen, Chairman Gaston County BQarq of
<br />Elections, 1997 N.C.A.G. 67 (11I6197.). .
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<br />~ ~32-1.1. Confidential communications by legal co1ins~1
<br />
<br />. "to public board ',or agency; Statetaii#fQrD,J.;;i-
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<br />tion; public enterprise billing information....
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<br />* (a) Confidential Communications. -Public recor&,a~'defi~ed .i~.,.G:S.
<br />132-1, shall not include written communications (and cQpiesthereof) to ~l:lIlY
<br />public board, council, commission or other governmental body of the State or of
<br />l:lIlY county, municipality or other political subdivision or unit of governmeltt,
<br />made within the scope of the attorney-client relationship by any. attoriley~at~
<br />law serving any such governmental body, concerninganyclaimagaitist or on
<br />behalf of the governmental body or the governmental' entity for whi~h ,such
<br />body acts; or concerning the prosecution, defense, settlement or litigation of
<br />any judicial action, or anyadm:inistrative or other type of proceeding to which
<br />the governmental body is a party or by which it, is or may be .<:lir'ectly ~ect~d.
<br />Such written communication and copies th,ereof shall :notbeopen" 0 ub1i~
<br />i sectIOn examma IOn or co ymg un ess spec . . u. Ie -the
<br />government 0 recelVm suc :wn en co~mumca lOns' .rroVle.l O"f-
<br />ever, at suc en mumca IOns an lest ereo s 'ill become. ubhc
<br />records as defined in G.S. 132- tree years from t e date u umcalon
<br />was receIve y suc pu IC boar ,co , ISSlon or other overnmental
<br />
<br />~State and Local Tax Information. ---, ~axinfontiatio~'~~y notbe
<br />disclosed except as proVided in G.S.105-259. As used in this 'subsection; "tax:
<br />information" has the same meaning as in G.8. 105-259. L.ocal tax records tliat
<br />contain information about a taxpayer's income or receipts may not be disclosed
<br />except as provided iiI G.S. 153A~148.1 ap.d(}.S. 160A;;208:1. ." " ' :",
<br />. (c) Public Enterprise ailling Information~ 7 BilliQ.g information cOnipile<:l
<br />l:lIld maintained by a city o;rcoUnty or other pul?lic entity providing .lltility
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