N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-9-101

Records defined

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Current — April 1, 2022

As of June 1, 2021

(1) For purposes of this Article, "records" means any petition, affidavit, consent or relinquishment, transcript or notes of testimony, deposition, power of attorney, report, decree, order, judgment, correspondence, document, invoice, receipt, certificate, or other printed, written, microfilmed or microfiched, video-taped or tape-recorded material or electronic data processing records regardless of physical form or characteristics pertaining to a proceeding for adoption under this Chapter.

(1) For purposes of this Article, “records” means any petition, affidavit, consent or relinquishment, transcript or notes of testimony, deposition, power of attorney, report, decree, order, judgment, correspondence, document, invoice, receipt, certificate, or other printed, written, microfilmed or microfiched, video-taped or tape-recorded material or electronic data processing records regardless of physical form or characteristics pertaining to a proceeding for adoption under this Chapter.

(2) Repealed by Session Laws 2010-116, s. 2, effective October 1, 2010.

History

(1995, c. 457, s. 2; 2007-262, s. 1; 2010-116, s. 2.)

Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-262, s. 1, effective January 1, 2008, substituted "Certain terms" for "Records" in the section heading; designated the existing provisions as subsection (a); and added subsection (b).

Session Laws 2010-116, s. 2, effective October 1, 2010, substituted "Records defined" for "Certain terms defined" in the section catchline; deleted the subsection (a) designation; and deleted former subsection (b), which read: "Notwithstanding G.S. 48-1-101, for purposes of this Article, 'adult' means an individual who has attained 21 years of age."

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.