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Chapter 4: Public Access to Information and Cooperation Among Government Agencies and Other Entities 

 

Mandatory Provisions for Contracts with Local Board of Education (G.S. § 115C-332.1) 

Each local board of education shall require, as a term of any contract the local board of 

education enters, that employers of a person who is contractual personnel conduct an annual 

check of that person on the State Sex Offender and Public Protection Registration Program, the 

State Sexually Violent Predator Registration Program, and the National Sex Offender Registry. 

As a term of any contract, a local board of education shall prohibit any contractual personnel 

listed on the State Sex Offender and Public Protection Registration Program, the State Sexually 

Violent Predator Registration Program, and the National Sex Offender Registry from having 

direct interaction with students. 

 

Release of Online Identifiers to Entities: Duties of Entities (G.S. § 14-208.15A) 

An “online identifier” is defined to include an electronic mail address, an instant message 

screen name, a user ID, or a chat or other Internet communication name. Online identifiers 

collected through the Registration Programs may be released on a fee basis to entities which 

desire to prescreen users or compare a database of registered users to the list of online identifiers 

in the statewide registry. Entities which seek access to this information must comply with criteria 

developed by the State Division of Criminal Information. 

 

Any entity is required to report either of the following to the Cyber Tip Line at the 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: (a) a complaint that a person uses its 

service to solicit a minor by computer to commit an unlawful sex act; or (b) a report that a user 

may be posting or transmitting material containing a visual representation of a minor engaged in 

sexual activity. 

 

Entities are generally immune from criminal or civil liability to the extent they act in 

good faith to comply with G.S. § 14-208.15A. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAPTER 5 

 

TERMINATION OR DISCONTINUATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS 

 

This chapter contains a description of the processes for termination or discontinuation of 

Article 27A registration requirements. 

 

Termination of Registration Requirement 

 

Part 2 Offenders: Petition for Early Termination After 10 Years (G.S. § 14-208.l2A) 

Ten years from the date of initial county registration in North Carolina, a person who is 

required to register under Part 2 (with the exception of those offenders who are also subject to 

Part 3) may petition the superior court to terminate his or her registration requirement. 

 

If the reportable conviction is from North Carolina, the petition shall be filed in the 

district where the person was convicted. If the reportable conviction is from any other 

jurisdiction, the petition shall be filed in the district where the person resides. For an out-of-state 

reportable conviction, the person must also provide notice of the petition to the sheriff of the 

county where the person was convicted and include with the petition an affidavit signed by the 

petitioner verifying that he or she has provided this notice. 

 

At least three weeks before the termination hearing, the district attorney in the district in 

which the petition is filed shall be given notice of the petition. During the hearing, the petitioner 

may present evidence in support of the petition, and the district attorney may present evidence in 

opposition to the requested relief or otherwise demonstrate the reasons why the petition should 

be denied. 

 

The court may grant relief if it finds all of the following: 

(1) 

The petitioner has not been arrested for any crime that would require registration 

under Article 27A since completing the sentence. 

(2) 

The requested relief complies with the provisions of the federal Jacob Wetterling 

Act, as amended, and any other federal standards applicable to the termination of 

a registration requirement or required to be met as a condition for the receipt of 

federal funds by the State. (See Appendix 6) 

(3) 

The petitioner is not a current or potential threat to public safety. 

 

If the court grants the requested relief, the clerk of court shall forward a certified copy of 

the order to the State Division of Criminal Information to have the person’s name removed from 

the registry. If the court denies the requested relief, the person may again file a petition under 

G.S. § 14-208.12A one year from the date of the order denying relief. 

 

No Termination for Part 3 Offenders (G.S. § 14-208.23) 

A person who is subject to register under Part 3 as a recidivist, an aggravated offender, or 

a sexually violent predator shall maintain registration for the person’s life. Registration may be 

discontinued as provided in G.S. § l4-208.6C (see below), but may not be terminated under any 

other provision. 

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