§ 58-2-100. Office of Commissioner a public office; records, etc., subject to inspection. - North Carolina Statutes

§58‑2‑100.  Office of Commissioner a public office; records, etc.,subject to inspection.

The office of the Commissionershall be a public office and the records, reports, books and papers thereof onfile therein shall be accessible to the inspection of the public, except thatthe records compiled as a part of an investigation for the crime of arson, thatof unlawful burning, or of fraud, shall not be considered as public records andmay be made available to the public only upon an order of court of competentjurisdiction. Provided that such records shall upon request be made availableto the district attorney of any district if the same concerns persons orinvestigations in his district. (1899, c. 54, ss. 9, 77;Rev., s. 4683; 1907, c. 1000, s. 1; C.S., s. 6271; 1945, c. 383; 1951, c. 781,s. 11; 1955, c. 456; 1973, c. 47, s. 2.)