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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-74 (2026)

Records Section

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Case records and related materials compiled for the use of the Secretary of the Department of Adult Correction and the Parole Commission shall be maintained in a single central file system designed to minimize duplication and maximize effective use of such records and materials. When an individual is committed to the State prison system after a period on probation, the probation files on that individual shall be made a part of the combined files used by the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction and the Parole Commission. The administration of the Records Section shall be under the control and direction of the Secretary of the Department of Adult Correction. (1925, c. 228, s. 1; 1953, c. 55, ss. 2, 4; 1967, c. 996, s. 12; 1973, c. 1262, s. 10; 1985, c. 226, s. 12; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h), (i); 2017-186, s. 2(qqqqqqqq); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(o), (p).)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases (19 in the last 5 years), 1969–2025 · leading case: Frederick Robert Paine v. Ben L. Baker, Supervisor of Records, & the North Carolina Dep't of Corr., 595 F.2d 197 (4th Cir. 1979).
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Frederick Robert Paine v. Ben L. Baker, Supervisor of Records, & the North Carolina Dep't of Corr., 595 F.2d 197 (4th Cir. 1979). · cites it 2× “The court granted relief, holding that Paine’s entitlement to inspect his file was grounded in N.C.G.S. §§ 148-74,148-76. 1 In denying the Department’s subsequent motion for reconsideration the court expanded its earlier holding, stating that “[the Department has] failed to…”
Goble v. Bounds, 186 S.E.2d 638 (N.C. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 2× “” As we construe G.S. 148-74 and G.S. 148-76 the trial court was correct.”
Dale v. Barnes (M.D.N.C. 2024). · cites it 5× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-74 . Section 148-76 provides that “[t]he Records Section shall maintain the combined case records and receive and collect fingerprints, photographs, and other information to assist in locating, identifying, and keeping records of criminals.”
Parsons v. Beaver (W.D.N.C. 2019). · cites it 4× “Information, documents, and related materials collected, created, and maintained by the Department pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 148-74, -76, - 118.5; and § 122C-52 iii.”
Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Dep't of Adult Corr. (W.D.N.C. 2022). · cites it 4× “Information, documents, and related materials collected, created, and maintained by the Department pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 148-74, -76, -118.5; and § 122C-52; iii.”
State v. Strickland, 168 S.E.2d 697 (N.C. Ct. App. 1969). “148 (G.S. 148-74 through 148-81), and from a reading of Article 4 of G.”
Williams v. Kizer (W.D.N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “Information, documents, and related materials collected, created, and maintained by the Department pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-74 , -76, -118.5; and § 122C-52; iii.”
McCarthy v. Cardella (W.D.N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “Information, documents, and related materials collected, created, and maintained by the Department pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-74 , -76, -118.5; and § 122C-52; iii.”
Woods v. Dep't of Pub. Saf. (W.D.N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “Information, documents, and related materials collected, created, and maintained by the Department pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-74 , -76, -118.5; and § 122C-52; iii.”
Dalton v. Liles (W.D.N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “Information, documents, and related materials collected, created, and maintained by the Department pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-74 , -76, -118.5; and § 122C-52; iii.”
Jasmaine a/k/a Duane L. Fox v. Gazoo (W.D.N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “Information, documents, and related materials collected, created, and maintained by the Department pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-74 , -76, -118.5; and § 122C-52; iii.”
Barnett v. Patane (W.D.N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “Information, documents, and related materials collected, created, and maintained by the Department pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-74 , -76, -118.5; and § 122C-52; iii.”
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