{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-132-1.8","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1.8","heading":"Confidentiality of photographs and video or audio recordings made pursuant to autopsy.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 130A-389.1, a photograph or video or audio recording of an official autopsy is not a public record as defined by G.S. 132-1. However, the text of an official autopsy report, including any findings and interpretations prepared in accordance with G.S. 130A-389(a), is a public record and fully accessible by the public, unless the report is protected from disclosure or release under subsection (d1) or (d3) of G.S. 130A-385. For purposes of this section, an official autopsy is an autopsy performed pursuant to G.S. 130A-389(a). (2005-393, s. 1; 2025-70, s. 2(d).)","path":["Chapter 132. Public Records."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_132/GS_132-1.8.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:22Z","sha256":"c3c2b2326fc528ae9170e80ce258e90c1268b428bed7fa30e21739e40588236b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-132-1.7a","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-132-1.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}