North Carolina · How do I request public records? · state model checked by Claude · quality 1.00
Generated by lexflow from the state statutes (open-us-law, government publisher text) and checked by Claude: every quoted phrase was matched word for word against the statute text, and the process passed the BPMN/DMN schemas, bpmnlint and a Petri-net soundness check. Information, not legal advice.
Governing law: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-6 — Inspection, examination and copies of public records.
Decision table (DMN), hit policy FIRST.
| Business-project or qualifying-site record whose release would frustrate its purpose | Records available online to view and print or save | Confidential information commingled with the requested records | Requester asks for copies, not only inspection | → Response | → Records are made available for inspection | → Copies are to be furnished | → Request is denied | → Satisfied by online availability | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| true | - | - | - | Withhold business-project or qualifying-site records while release would frustrate their purpose | false | false | true | false | § 132-6(d) |
| false | true | - | - | Records are online to view and print or save; no copies required in any other way | false | false | false | true | § 132-6(a1) |
| false | false | true | false | Separate the confidential information at the agency's cost and permit inspection of the rest | true | false | false | false | § 132-6© |
| false | false | true | true | Separate the confidential information at the agency's cost and furnish copies of the rest | false | true | false | false | § 132-6© |
| false | false | false | false | Permit inspection at reasonable times and under reasonable supervision | true | false | false | false | § 132-6(a) |
| false | false | false | true | Furnish copies as promptly as possible upon payment of lawful fees | false | true | false | false | § 132-6(a) |
Decision table (DMN), hit policy FIRST.
| Certified copies requested | Extensive IT or clerical/supervisory assistance, or the requested medium uses more IT resources than the agency's standard for that volume | → Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| true | - | Certification fee as provided by law | § 132-6.2(b) |
| false | true | Actual cost of duplication plus a reasonable special service charge based on actual cost | § 132-6.2(b) |
| false | false | No more than the actual cost of making the copy | § 132-6.2(b) |
Decision table (DMN), hit policy FIRST.
| Requester substantially prevails in compelling disclosure | Body reasonably relied on a court order, appellate opinion, or Attorney General opinion | Action filed in bad faith or frivolous | → Attorneys' fees | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | true | Reasonable attorney's fee assessed against the requester and awarded to the agency | § 132-9(d) |
| true | true | false | No attorneys' fees assessed against the governmental body | § 132-9© |
| true | false | false | Requester recovers reasonable attorneys' fees from the agency | § 132-9© |
| false | - | false | No attorneys' fees awarded; each side bears its own | § 132-9© |