Public Records Law for North Carolina Local Governments


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This book reviews and explains the principal public records statutes applicable to records held by North Carolina local governments and examines the public's right of access to those records. It expands the coverage of the first edition and its cumulative supplement and also includes developments in the law since 2004. Although the book focuses on records held by local governments, state government officials also will find it useful.







Custodians of Public Records


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1997-2003 Supplement to Public Records Law for North Carolina Local Governments


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Discusses changes and developments in North Carolina public records law from 1999 through 2003, as well as important cases decided in other jurisdictions during that period. Material is based on decisions of the North Carolina Supreme Court or North Carolina Court of Appeals involving public records issues; acts of the 1999-2003 sessions of the General Assembly affecting public records issues; published opinions of the attorney general that were not included in the original book; and decisions of the appellate courts of other jurisdictions, when those decisions seem paricularly relevant to continuing issues under North Carolinas public records statutes.




Congressional Record


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Model Rules of Professional Conduct


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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.










Protecting the Privacy of Student Records


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The primary purpose of this document is to help state & local education agencies & schools develop adequate policies & procedures to protect information about students & their families from improper release, while satisfying the need for school officials to make sound management, instructional, & service decisions. Sections include: a primer for privacy; summary of key federal laws; protecting the privacy of individuals during the data collection process; securing the privacy of data maintained & used within an agency; providing parents access to their child's records; & releasing information outside an agency. 5 appendices.