N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-36.44: Penalty for permitting access to confidential file by unauthorized person.

Any public official or employee who knowingly and willfully permits any person not specifically authorized by this Part to have access, custody, or possession of any portion of a personnel file designated as confidential by this Part shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and upon conviction shall only be fined in the discretion of the court but not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00). (2026-40, s. 2(c).)