NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1.7 (2026)

Sensitive public security information

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(a) Public records, as defined in G.S. 132-1, shall not include sensitive public security information, which means any of the following:

(1) Information containing specific details of public security plans and arrangements or the detailed plans and drawings of public buildings and infrastructure facilities, including detailed plans and drawings contained in, or capable of being produced from, information storage systems or geographic information system databases.

(2) Plans, schedules, or other documents that include information regarding patterns or practices associated with executive protection and security.

(3) Specific security information or detailed plans, patterns, or practices associated with prison or local confinement facilities operations.

(4) Specific security information or detailed plans, patterns, or practices to prevent or respond to criminal, gang, or organized illegal activity.

(5) Specific engineering, vulnerability, or detailed design information about proposed or existing critical infrastructure, whether physical or virtual, for the production, generation, transmission, or distribution of energy.

(a1) Repealed by Session Laws 2022-75, s. 7(a), effective July 12, 2022.

(a2) Repealed by Session Laws 2022-75, s. 7(a), effective July 12, 2022.

(b) Public records as defined in G.S. 132-1 do not include plans to prevent or respond to terrorist activity, to the extent such records set forth vulnerability and risk assessments, potential targets, specific tactics, or specific security or emergency procedures, the disclosure of which would jeopardize the safety of governmental personnel or the general public or the security of any governmental facility, building, structure, or information storage system.

(b1) Public records shall not include mobile telephone numbers issued by a local, county, or State government to any of the following:

(1) A sworn law enforcement officer or nonsworn employee of a public law enforcement agency.

(2) An employee of a fire department.

(3) Any employee whose duties include responding to an emergency.

(c) Information relating to the general adoption of public security plans and arrangements, and budgetary information concerning the authorization or expenditure of public funds to implement public security plans and arrangements, or for the construction, renovation, or repair of public buildings and infrastructure facilities shall be public records. (2001-516, s. 3; 2003-180, s. 1; 2015-225, s. 3; 2015-241, s. 16A.5; 2022-75, s. 7(a).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 33 cases (20 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: Dale v. Barnes (M.D.N.C. 2024).

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Dale v. Barnes (M.D.N.C. 2024). · cites it 10× “2d 347 (1972), and N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 132-1.7 , 148-74, and 148-76.”

Parsons v. Beaver (W.D.N.C. 2019). · cites it 4× “Other non-public information as provided in N.C.G.S. § 132-1.7, which includes specific security information or detailed plans, patterns, or practices associated with prison operations, such as certain investigations, security designations, staffing patterns and logs, schematic…”

Monds v. Bennett (W.D.N.C. 2020). · cites it 4× “Other non-public information as provided in N.C.G.S. § 132-1.7, which includes specific security information or detailed plans, patterns, or practices associated with prison operations, such as certain investigations, security designations, staffing patterns and logs, schematic…”

Scott v. Bennett (W.D.N.C. 2019). · cites it 4× “Other non-public information as provided in N.C.G.S. § 132-1.7, which includes specific security information or detailed plans, patterns, or practices associated with prison operations, such as certain investigations, security designations, staffing patterns and logs, schematic…”

Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Dep't of Adult Corr. (W.D.N.C. 2022). · cites it 4× “See N.C.G.S. § 132-1.7. 5. Disclosure of General Confidential Information.”

Jordan v. McNemar (W.D.N.C. 2021). · cites it 3× “§ 126-22; and constitute security information or security or security risks deemed confidential pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 132-1.7.” [Doc. 61 at 2]. Before sealing a court document, the Court must “(1) provide public notice of the request to seal and allow interested parties a…”

MciLwain v. Hensley (W.D.N.C. 2025). · cites it 3× “Other non-public information as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1.7 , which includes specific security information or detailed plans, patterns, or practices associated with prison operations, such as certain investigations, security designations, staffing patterns and logs,…”

Wilson (M.D.N.C. 2026). · cites it 3× “The Protective Order was sought in order to keep sensitive public security information confidential, as required by N.C.G.S. § 132-1.7, and to ensure that statutory confidentiality, under N.”

Womic v. Cortez (W.D.N.C. 2023). · cites it 2× “Defendant provides that, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1.7 (a1), the Sheriff of Gaston County has determined it is inappropriate to disclos[e] video or photographs which show the footage of the interior of the detention facility to the public.”

Hemphill v. Huntley (W.D.N.C. 2024). · cites it 2× “Other non-public information as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1.7 , which includes specific security information or detailed plans, patterns, or practices associated with prison operations, such as certain investigations, security designations, staffing patterns and logs,…”

Scott v. Bennett (W.D.N.C. 2020). “On review of the Consent Motion for Protective Order, the Count found as follows: [D]uring the course of this litigation, Defendants obtained and will continue to obtain and disclose to Plaintiff or the Court, information and documents from the North Carolina Department of…”

Scott v. Bennett (W.D.N.C. 2020). “The Count found as follows: [D]uring the course of this litigation, Defendants obtained and will continue to obtain and disclose to Plaintiff or the Court, information and documents from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (“the Department”) that are deemed…”

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