{"id":2250242,"date":"2024-05-22T11:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/increased-public-records-restriction-under-consideration\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:09:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:09:05","slug":"increased-public-records-restriction-under-consideration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/increased-public-records-restriction-under-consideration\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviewing Potential Increase in Restrictions on Public Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fincreased-public-records-restriction-under-consideration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2250242&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A summary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-says-enemies-can-be-stopped-without-blank-checks-or-american-soldiers-on-the-battlefield\/\" title=\"Haley believes foes can be halted without 'unlimited funds' or 'US troops in combat'.\">text reveals<\/a> that it discusses legislation being reviewed on a certain\u2063 day. The content is structured with a &#8220;Read\u2064 more&#8230;&#8221; button to\u2063 expand\u200c the information further. \u2064It seems to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sf-city-attorney-calls-out-teachers-unions-vaccine-demands-unlawful\/\" title=\"SF City Attorney Calls Out Teachers\u2019 Union\u2019s Vaccine Demands: \u2018Unlawful\u2019\">legal matters<\/a> or governmental actions. The text describes the discussion of legislation under review on a specific day. It utilizes a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; \u200cbutton to present\u200c additional details. The primary focus appears to be on legal or governmental affairs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square)\u2014Legislation under review Tuesday in North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee could increase restrictions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-commuting-his-sentence-ca-gov-newsom-reverses-parole-for-convicted-double-murderer\/\" title=\"After Commuting His Sentence, CA Gov. Newsom Reverses Parole For Convicted Double Murderer\">public records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Language in a bill that includes a section on autopsies would add those reports from the state\u2019s chief medical examiner to an exemption list, if they are part of an unsolved crime investigation file. Once solved or prosecution complete, access could be granted.<\/p>\n<p>Inspection of the documents while a case is unsolved or prosecution is yet to be completed would also be restricted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mi-judge-orders-dem-sec-of-state-to-release-all-communications-with-dominion-facebook-apple-amazon-and-google\/\" title=\"MI Judge Orders Dem Sec of State To Release All Communications With Dominion, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google\">public view<\/a>, reversing a state law. The documents can\u2019t be copied but can be viewed.<\/p>\n<p>Answering a question from Sen. Mujtaba Mohammed, D-Mecklenburg, the discretion of a prosecutor to be with them while viewing photos would be permitted, said committee Chairman Danny Britt, R-Robeson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/Sessions\/2023\/Bills\/House\/PDF\/H250v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>House Bill 250 has the support<\/strong><\/a> of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>The public records change proposal follows <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_2b8a807a-6932-11ee-b43e-5385d7bfab30.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last fall\u2019s lightning rod decision<\/a><\/strong> by the Legislature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webservices.ncleg.gov\/ViewNewsFile\/80\/H259-CCSMHxr-6%20v17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Section 27.9 on page 531 of the biennial budget<\/strong><\/a> gives custodians of public records in the Legislative Building \u2013 commonly referred to as \u201cThe People\u2019s House\u201d \u2013 the authority to \u201cretain, destroy, sell, loan, or otherwise dispose of, such records.\u201d Lawmakers also removed another section of law that required lawmakers to reveal documents and communications related to the redistricting process.<\/p>\n<p>Britt is a defense attorney and former prosecutor. No vote was taken, and he said afterward that the language of the bill may need further adjustment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislation in the North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee may tighten public record restrictions. The bill includes a provision to exempt autopsy reports from the chief medical examiner in unsolved crime investigations. 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