Public Record Request Form

Anyone may come in and inspect records free of charge

Anyone requesting a copy of a public record will be charged .10 per page

A person requesting records may not require creation or compilation of a record that does not exist (G.S.132-6.2(E))

Most of the records of municipalities are available for public inspection. Major records exempt from access include:

• Most personnel records
• Most criminal investigation records
• Letters from an attorney to a board about litigation (3 years)
• Tax records revealing a person's or entity's income or gross receipts
• Most medical records
• Minutes of closed sessions
• Public enterprise (garbage) billing records
• Anti-terrorism plans, public security plans and plans for public building infrastructure