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North Carolina Open Government Coalition

(A member of NFOIC)

Elon University, School of Communications
2850 Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244
http://www.ncopengov.org/

Contact: Connie Book, Director
Phone (336) 278-5506
Email ncopengov@elon.edu

QUICK FOI INFORMATION

Open Meetings Law G.S. §143-318.9
Closed: 7 exemptions including: Attorney consultation; employee matters; and certain real estate transactions.

Open Records Law G.S. §132-1
Exempt: Confidential legal communications;  criminal investigations; and intelligence information.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

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CONTACTS

• Office of the Attorney General
• 9001 Mail Service Center
• Raleigh, NC 27699-9001
• Phone (919) 716-6400
• http://www.ncdoj.com/

• North Carolina Bar Association
• 8000 Weston Parkway
• Cary, NC 27513
• Phone (919) 677-0561 or (800) 662-7407
• http://www.ncbar.org/

• North Carolina Press Association
• 5171 Glenwood Ave.,
• Suite 364, Raleigh,NC 27612
• http://www.ncpress.com/

• State Sunshine Chair
• Chip Wilson
• Charlotte Observer
• cwilson@charlotteobserver.com

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FORM LETTERS

• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
• E-mail rcfp@rcfp.org
• FOI Letter Generator

• Student Press Law Center
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (703) 807-1904
• E-mail splc@splc.org
• Request Letter Generator

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PUBLICATIONS

North Carolina State Public Records Law available here and here.

Open Meetings and Local Governments in North Carolina: Some Questions and Answers by David M. Lawrence. 6th ed. Chapel Hill, NC: Institute of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002.
The pamphlet is intended for people who are not lawyers but who must deal frequently with the state's open-meetings statute, including members of local government governing boards, local government administrators and reporters. It discusses the statute through a series of questions and short answers, with no attempt at extended argument or analysis.
Price: $14.00
Order here

Mass Communication Law in North Carolina brings between two covers a valuable reference to sate law affecting communication professionals and students. Written for the layperson, it examines issues that occur in daily newsgathering activities, such as libel, open records, and reporter privilege. Media law is constantly evolving, and North Carolina law is not exception. With timely updates covering this dynamic field, Mass Communication Law in North Carolina will earn its place on every media professional’s desk.
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Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

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