{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1333","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1333","heading":"Availability of presentence report.","body":"(a)\tPresentence Reports and Sentencing Services Information Not Public Records. - A written presentence report, the record of an oral presentence report, and information obtained in the preparation of a sentencing plan by a sentencing services program under Article 61 of Chapter 7A are not public records and may not be made available to any person except as provided in this section.\n(b)\tAccess to Reports. - The defendant, his counsel, the prosecutor, or the court may have access at any reasonable time to a written presentence report or to any record of an oral presentence report. Access to a sentencing plan and information obtained in the preparation of a sentencing plan shall be in accordance with the comprehensive sentencing services program plan developed pursuant to G.S. 7A-774.\n(c)\tExpunging Reports. - On motion of the defendant, the court in its discretion may order a written presentence report, the record of an oral presentence report, or a sentencing plan expunged from the court record. (1977, c. 711, s. 1; 2000-67, s. 15.9(c).)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","Subchapter XIII. Disposition of Defendants.","Article 81. General Sentencing Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-1333.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"fa1a819724367044c32bf3bc056e8db2cfddc1dc8295290468fc4679c9f9edc0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1332","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}