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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-941 - Criminal record checks of applicants for registration, certification, or licensure as a substance abuse professional.

§ 143B-941: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.22 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-942 - Criminal record checks of applicants for licensure as massage and bodywork therapists.

§ 143B-942: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.23 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-943 - Criminal history record checks of applicants to and current members of fire departments and emergency medical services.

§ 143B-943: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.24 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-944 - Criminal record checks of applicants for manufactured home manufacturer, dealer, salesperson, or set-up contractor licensure.

§ 143B-944: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.25 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-945 - Criminal record checks for municipalities and county governments.

§ 143B-945: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.26 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-946 - Criminal record checks of applicants for locksmith licensure or apprentice designation.

§ 143B-946: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.27 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-947 - Criminal record checks for the North Carolina State Lottery Commission and its Director.

§ 143B-947: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.28 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-948 - Criminal record checks of applicants for permit or license to conduct exploration, recovery, or salvage operations and archaeological investigations.

§ 143B-948: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.29 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-949 - Criminal record checks of applicants for licensure and licensees.

§ 143B-949: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.30 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-950 - Criminal record checks for the Judicial Department.

§ 143B-950: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.10 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-951 - Criminal record checks for the Department of Information Technology.

§ 143B-951: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.32 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-952 - Criminal record checks of EMS personnel.

§ 143B-952: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.33 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-953 - Criminal record checks of applicants for licensure as chiropractic physicians.

§ 143B-953: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.34 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-954 - Criminal history record checks of employees of and applicants for employment with the Department of Public Instruction.

§ 143B-954: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.10 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-955 - Criminal record checks of applicants and of current employees who are involved in the manufacture or production of drivers licenses and identification cards.

§ 143B-955: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.36 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-956 - Criminal history record checks of applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators.

§ 143B-956: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.37 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-957 - Criminal record checks of applicants for licensure as clinical mental health counselors.

§ 143B-957: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.38 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-958 - Criminal history record checks of applicants for licensure as marriage and family therapists and marriage and family therapy associates.

§ 143B-958: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.39 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-959 - Criminal record checks of petitioners for restoration of firearms rights.

§ 143B-959: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.40 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-960 - Criminal record checks of applicants for certification by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as euthanasia technicians.

§ 143B-960: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.41 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-961 - Criminal history record checks of applicants for trainee registration, appraiser licensure, appraiser certification, or registrants for registration as real estate appraisal management companies.

§ 143B-961: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.42 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-962 - Criminal history record checks of applicants for a restoration of a revoked drivers license.

§ 143B-962: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.43 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-963 - Criminal history record checks of applicants for and current holders of certificate to transport household goods.

§ 143B-963: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.44 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-964 - Criminal history record checks of applicants for licensure as physical therapists or physical therapist assistants.

§ 143B-964: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.45 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-965 - Criminal record checks of applicants and recipients of programs of public assistance.

§ 143B-965: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.46 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-966 - Criminal record checks for the Office of State Controller.

§ 143B-966: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.47 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-967 - Criminal record checks for the Department of Revenue.

§ 143B-967: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.48 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-968 - Criminal record checks for the Office of State Human Resources.

§ 143B-968: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.49 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-969 - Criminal record checks for employees and contractors of the State Board of Elections and county directors of elections.

§ 143B-969: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.50 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-970 - Criminal record checks for employees of county boards of elections.

§ 143B-970: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.51 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-971 - Criminal record checks of applicants for licensure as dietitian/nutritionists or nutritionists.

§ 143B-971: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.52 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-972 - National criminal record checks for child care institutions.

§ 143B-972: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.53 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-972.1 - Criminal record checks for North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission; fingerprints sent to Federal Bureau of Investigation.

§ 143B-972.1: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.54 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-973 - Criminal record checks for the Legislative Services Commission.

§ 143B-973: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.55 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-974 - Criminal record checks for sheriffs.

§ 143B-974: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.56 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-976 - (Effective July 1, 2024) Criminal record check for platform licensees.

§ 143B-976: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.57 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-981 - The National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact.

§ 143B-981: Recodified as G.S. 143B-1209.58 by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), effective December 1, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-986 - Authority to provide protection to certain public officials.

§ 143B-986. Authority to provide protection to certain public officials.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is authorized to provide protection to public officials who request it, and who, in the discretion of the Director of the Bureau demonstrate a need for such protection. The Director of the Bureau shall notify the Governor whenever the State Bureau of Investigation provides protection to public officials pursuant to this section. The bureau shall not provide protection for any individual other than the Governor for a period greater than 30 days without review and approval by the Governor. This review and reapproval shall be required at the end of each 30-day period. (1977, c. 571; 2003-214, s. 1(3); 2011-145, s. 19.1(q1); 2011-391, s. 43(g); 2014-100, ss. 17.1(n), (bbb).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-987 - Authority to designate areas for protection of public officials.

§ 143B-987. Authority to designate areas for protection of public officials.
(a) The Director of the State Bureau of Investigation is authorized to designate buildings and grounds which constitute temporary residences or temporary offices of any public official being protected under authority of G.S. 143B-986, or any area that will be visited by any such official, a public building or facility during the time of such use.
(b) The Director of the State Bureau of Investigation may, with the consent of the official to be protected, make rules governing ingress to or egress from such buildings, grounds or areas designated under this section. (1981, c. 499, s. 1; 2003-214, s. 1(3); 2011-145, s. 19.1(q1); 2011-391, s. 43(g); 2014-100, ss. 17.1(n), (ccc).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-990 - Creation of Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety.

§ 143B-990. Creation of Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety.
There is created and established a division to be known as the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety with the organization, powers, and duties defined in Article 1 of this Chapter and G.S. 18B-500, except as modified in this Part. (2019-203, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1000 - Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety.

§ 143B-1000. Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety.
(a) There is established, within the Department of Public Safety, the Division of Emergency Management, which shall be organized and staffed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and within the limits of authorized appropriations.
(b) The Division of Emergency Management shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(aa), effective January 1, 2012.
(2) To exercise the powers and duties conferred on it by Chapter 166A of the General Statutes.
(3) To exercise any other powers vested by law. (2009-397, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (w), (aa).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1001 - Samarcand Training Academy.

§ 143B-1001. Samarcand Training Academy.
(a) There is established, within the Department of Public Safety, the Samarcand Training Academy.
(b) The Department of Public Safety shall employ the staff of the Samarcand Training Academy and the Secretary of Public Safety shall direct its operations.
(c) The Samarcand Training Academy's duties shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Delivering or providing use of its facilities for training programs for public safety personnel or agencies, including:
a. Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.
b. Federal and State correction agencies.
c. The North Carolina National Guard.
d. The United States Military.
e. Jails and other correctional facilities maintained by local governments.
f. The courts of the State and juvenile justice agencies.
g. Any other agency with a public safety objective.
(2) Developing a predetermined fee structure designed to cover actual costs of material services for the use of its facilities.
(3) Taking other actions as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to carry out its assigned duties and responsibilities, as directed by the Secretary of Public Safety. (2023-86, s. 8.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1010 - North Carolina Center for Missing Persons established.

§ 143B-1010. North Carolina Center for Missing Persons established.
There is established within the Department of Public Safety the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons, which shall be organized and staffed in accordance with applicable laws. The purpose of the Center is to serve as a central repository for information regarding missing persons and missing children, with special emphasis on missing children. The Center may utilize the Federal Bureau of Investigation/National Crime Information Center's missing person computerized file (hereinafter referred to as FBI/NCIC) through the use of the Police Information Network in the North Carolina Department of Justice. (1985, c. 765, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (w).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1011 - Definitions.

§ 143B-1011. Definitions.
For the purpose of this Part:
(1) Missing child. - A juvenile as defined in G.S. 7B-101 whose location has not been determined, who has been reported as missing to a law-enforcement agency, and whose parent's, spouse's, guardian's or legal custodian's temporary or permanent residence is in North Carolina or is believed to be in North Carolina.
(2) Missing person. - Any individual who is 18 years of age or older, whose temporary or permanent residence is in North Carolina, or is believed to be in North Carolina, whose location has not been determined, and who has been reported as missing to a law-enforcement agency.
(3) Missing person report. - A report prepared on a prescribed form for transmitting information about a missing person or a missing child to an appropriate law-enforcement agency.
(4) NamUs. - The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System created by the United States Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 13(mm); 2011-145, s. 19.1(w); 2019-90, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1012 - Control of the Center.

§ 143B-1012. Control of the Center.
The Center is under the direction of the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and may be organized and structured in a manner as the Secretary deems appropriate to ensure that the objectives of the Center are achieved. The Secretary may employ those Center personnel as the General Assembly may authorize and provide funding for. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (w).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1013 - Secretary to adopt rules.

§ 143B-1013. Secretary to adopt rules.
The Secretary shall adopt rules prescribing all of the following:
(1) Procedures for accepting and disseminating information maintained at the Center.
(2) The confidentiality of the data and information, including the missing person report, maintained by the Center.
(3) The proper disposition of all obsolete data, including the missing person report; provided, data for an individual who has reached the age of 18 and remains missing must be preserved.
(4) Procedures allowing a communication link with the Police Information Network and the FBI/NCIC's missing person file to ensure compliance with FBI/NCIC policies.
(5) Forms, including but not limited to a missing person report, considered necessary for the efficient and proper operation of the Center. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(w); 2019-90, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1014 - Submission of missing person reports to the Center.

§ 143B-1014. Submission of missing person reports to the Center.
Any parent, spouse, guardian, legal custodian, or person responsible for the supervision of the missing individual may submit a missing person report to the Center of any missing child or missing person, regardless of the circumstances, after having first submitted a missing person report on the individual to the law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the area in which the individual became or is believed to have become missing, regardless of the circumstances. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 2007-469, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(w).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1015 - Dissemination of missing persons data by law-enforcement agencies.

§ 143B-1015. Dissemination of missing persons data by law-enforcement agencies.
(a) A law-enforcement agency, upon receipt of a missing person report by a parent, spouse, guardian, legal custodian, or person responsible for the supervision of the missing individual shall immediately make arrangements for the entry of data about the missing person or missing child into the national missing persons file in accordance with criteria set forth by the FBI/NCIC, immediately inform all of its on-duty law-enforcement officers of the missing person report, initiate a statewide broadcast to all appropriate law-enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for the individual, and transmit a copy of the report to the Center. No law enforcement agency shall establish or maintain any policy which requires the observance of any waiting period before accepting a missing person report.
If the report involves a missing child and the report meets the criteria established in G.S. 143B-1021(b), as soon as practicable after receipt of the report, the law enforcement agency shall notify the Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of the relevant data about the missing child.
(b) A law-enforcement agency may enter information from a missing person report or about an unidentified person into NamUs at any time.
(c) A law-enforcement agency shall enter information from a missing person report or about an unidentified person into NamUs in any of the following circumstances:
(1) A missing person has been missing for more than 90 days.
(2) An unidentified person has not been identified for more than 90 days following the person's death.
(3) A missing child has been missing for more than 90 days.
(d) If a law-enforcement agency enters information into NamUs pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the law-enforcement agency shall do all of the following:
(1) Include all information regarding the missing child or person, or unidentified person, including medical records, DNA records, and dental records.
(2) Enter into NamUs the fact that (i) a missing child or person has been found or (ii) an unidentified person has been identified, if either of these circumstances occurs following the original entry of the person's information into NamUs. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 2002-126, s. 18.7(a); 2003-191, s. 1; 2007-469, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 19.1(w), (yy); 2019-90, s. 1; 2023-86, s. 3(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1016 - Responsibilities of Center.

§ 143B-1016. Responsibilities of Center.
The Center shall do all of the following:
(1) Assist local law-enforcement agencies with entering data about missing persons or missing children into the national missing persons file, ensure that proper entry criteria have been met as set forth by the FBI/NCIC, and confirm entry of the data about the missing persons or missing children.
(2) Gather and distribute information and data on missing children and missing persons.
(3) Encourage research and study of missing children and missing persons, including the prevention of child abduction and the prevention of the exploitation of missing children.
(4) Serve as a statewide resource center to assist local communities in programs and initiatives to prevent child abduction and the exploitation of missing children.
(5) Continue increasing public awareness of the reasons why children are missing and vulnerability of missing children.
(6) Achieve maximum cooperation with other agencies of the State, with agencies of other states and the federal government and with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in rendering assistance to missing children and missing persons and their parents, guardians, spouses, or legal custodians.
(6a) Cooperate with interstate and federal efforts to identify deceased individuals.
(7) Develop and maintain the AMBER Alert System as created by G.S. 143B-1021.
(8) Forward the appropriate information to the Police Information Network to assist it in maintaining and publishing a bulletin of currently missing children and missing persons.
(9) Maintain a directory of existing public and private agencies, groups, and individuals that provide effective assistance to families in the areas of prevention of child abduction, location of missing children and missing persons, and follow-up services to the child or person and family, as determined by the Secretary of Public Safety.
(10) Annually compile and publish reports on the actual number of children and persons missing each year, listing the categories and causes, when known, for the disappearances.
(11) Provide follow-up referrals for services to missing children or persons and their families.
(12) Maintain a toll-free 1-800 telephone service that will be in service at all times.
(13) Perform such other activities that the Secretary of Public Safety considers necessary to carry out the intent of its mandate. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 2002-126, s. 18.7(b); 2003-191, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (w), (zz); 2019-90, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1017 - Duty of individuals to notify Center and law-enforcement agency when missing person has been located.

§ 143B-1017. Duty of individuals to notify Center and law-enforcement agency when missing person has been located.
Any parent, spouse, guardian, legal custodian, or person responsible for the supervision of the missing individual who submits a missing person report to a law-enforcement agency or to the Center, shall immediately notify the law-enforcement agency and the Center of any individual whose location has been determined. The Center shall confirm the deletion of the individual's records from the FBI/NCIC's missing person file, as long as there are no grounds for criminal prosecution, and follow up with the local law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the records. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 2007-469, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 19.1(w).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1018 - Release of information by Center.

§ 143B-1018. Release of information by Center.
The following may make inquiries of, and receive data or information from, the Center:
(1) Any police, law-enforcement, or criminal justice agency investigating a report of a missing or unidentified person or child, whether living or deceased.
(2) A court, upon a finding by the court that access to the data, information, or records of the Center may be necessary for the determination of an issue before the court.
(3) Any district attorney of a prosecutorial district as defined in G.S. 7A-60 in this State or the district attorney's designee or representative.
(4) Any person engaged in bona fide research when approved by the Secretary; provided, no names or addresses may be supplied to this person.
(5) Any other person authorized by the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety pursuant to G.S. 143B-1013. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 1987, c. 282, s. 28; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 119; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (w), (aaa).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1019 - Provision of toll-free service; instructions to callers; communication with law-enforcement agencies.

§ 143B-1019. Provision of toll-free service; instructions to callers; communication with law-enforcement agencies.
The Center shall provide a toll-free telephone line for anyone to report the disappearance of any individual or the sighting of any missing child or missing person. The Center personnel shall instruct the caller, in the case of a report concerning the disappearance of an individual, of the requirements contained in G.S. 143B-1014 of first having to submit a missing person report on the individual to the law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the area in which the individual became or is believed to have become missing. Any law-enforcement agency may retrieve information imparted to the Center by means of this phone line. The Center shall directly communicate any report of a sighting of a missing person or a missing child to the law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the area of disappearance or sighting. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 2007-469, s. 4; 2011-145, s. 19.1(w), (bbb).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1020 - Improper release of information; penalty.

§ 143B-1020. Improper release of information; penalty.
Any person working under the supervision of the Director of Victims and Justice Services who knowingly and willfully releases, or authorizes the release of, any data, information, or records maintained or possessed by the Center to any agency, entity, or person other than as specifically permitted by Subpart B or in violation of any rule adopted by the Secretary is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 1050; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2011-145, s. 19.1(w).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1021 - North Carolina AMBER Alert System established.

§ 143B-1021. North Carolina AMBER Alert System established.
(a) There is established within the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons the AMBER Alert System. The purpose of AMBER Alert is to provide a statewide system for the rapid dissemination of information regarding abducted children.
(b) The AMBER Alert System shall make every effort to disseminate information on missing children as quickly as possible when the following criteria are met:
(1) The child is 17 years of age or younger;
(2) The abduction is not known or suspected to be by a parent of the child, unless the child's life is suspected to be in danger of injury or death;
(3) The child is believed:
a. To have been abducted, or
b. To be in danger of injury or death;
(4) The child is not a runaway or voluntarily missing; and
(5) The abduction has been reported to and investigated by a law enforcement agency.
If the abduction of the child is known or suspected to be by a parent of the child, the Center, in its discretion, may disseminate information through the AMBER Alert System if the child is believed to be in danger of injury or death.
(c) The Center shall adopt guidelines and develop procedures for the statewide implementation of the AMBER Alert System and shall provide education and training to encourage radio and television broadcasters to participate in the System. The Center shall work with the Department of Justice in developing training material regarding the AMBER Alert System for law enforcement, broadcasters, and community interest groups.
(d) The Center shall consult with the Department of Transportation and develop a procedure for the use of overhead permanent changeable message signs to provide information on the abduction of a child meeting the criteria established in subsection (b) of this section, when information is available that would enable motorists to assist law enforcement in the recovery of the missing child. The Center and the Department of Transportation shall develop guidelines for the content, length, and frequency of any message to be placed on an overhead permanent changeable message sign.
(e) The Center shall consult with the Division of Emergency Management, in the Department of Public Safety, to develop a procedure for the use of the Emergency Alert System to provide information on the abduction of a child meeting the criteria established in subsection (b) of this section.
(f) The Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Center, may accept grants, contributions, devises, and gifts, which shall be kept in a separate fund, which shall be nonreverting, and shall be used to fund the operations of the Center and the AMBER Alert System. (2002-126, s. 18.7(c); 2003-191, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (w); 2011-284, s. 103.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1022 - North Carolina Missing Endangered System established.

§ 143B-1022. North Carolina Missing Endangered System established.
(a) There is established within the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons the Missing Endangered System. The purpose of the Missing Endangered System is to provide a statewide system for the rapid dissemination of information regarding a missing person or missing child who is believed to be suffering from dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or a cognitive impairment that, in light of the person's or child's missing status, requires the person or child to be protected from potential abuse or other physical harm, neglect, or exploitation.
(b) If the Center or a law enforcement agency receives a request that involves a missing person or missing child as described in subsection (a) of this section, and at the time of receipt no more than 72 hours have passed since the person or child went missing, the Center or law enforcement agency shall issue an alert providing for rapid dissemination of information statewide regarding the missing person or missing child. The Center or law enforcement agency shall make every effort to disseminate the information as quickly as possible when the person's or child's status as missing has been reported to a law enforcement agency.
(c) The Center and all law enforcement agencies shall adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing an alert for missing persons and missing children as described in subsection (a) of this section and shall provide education and training to encourage radio and television broadcasters to participate in the alert. The guidelines and procedures shall ensure that specific health information about the missing person or missing child is not made public through the alert or otherwise.
(d) The Center and all law enforcement agencies shall consult with the Department of Transportation and develop a procedure for the use of overhead permanent changeable message signs to provide information on the missing person or missing child meeting the criteria of this section when information is available that would enable motorists to assist in the recovery of the missing person or missing child. The Center and the Department of Transportation shall develop guidelines for the content, length, and frequency of any message to be placed on an overhead permanent changeable message sign. (2007-469, s. 5; 2008-83, s. 1; 2009-143, s. 1; 2010-96, s. 16; 2011-145, s. 19.1(w); 2016-87, s. 3; 2023-86, s. 4(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1023 - North Carolina Blue Alert System established.

§ 143B-1023. North Carolina Blue Alert System established.
(a) There is established within the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons the Blue Alert System. The purpose of the Blue Alert System is to aid in the apprehension of a suspect who kills or inflicts serious bodily injury on a law enforcement officer by providing a statewide system for the rapid dissemination of information regarding the suspect. The term "serious bodily injury" is as defined in G.S. 14-32.4(a).
(b) The Center shall make every effort to rapidly disseminate information on a suspect when the following criteria are met:
(1) A law enforcement officer is killed or suffers serious bodily injury.
(2) A law enforcement agency with jurisdiction (i) determines that the suspect poses a threat to the public and other law enforcement personnel and (ii) possesses information that may assist in locating the suspect, including information regarding the suspect's vehicle, complete or partial license plate information, and a detailed description of the suspect, or that a law enforcement officer is missing while on duty under circumstances warranting concern for the law enforcement officer's safety.
(3) The head of a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction recommends the issuance of a blue alert to the Center.
(c) The Center shall adopt guidelines and develop procedures for the statewide implementation of the Blue Alert System and shall provide education and training to encourage radio and television broadcasters to participate in the alert.
(d) The Center shall consult with the Department of Transportation and develop a procedure for the use of overhead permanent changeable message signs to provide information on a suspect when the criteria established in subsection (b) of this section are met. The Center and the Department of Transportation shall develop guidelines for the content, length, and frequency of any message to be placed on the overhead permanent changeable message sign pursuant to the issuance of a blue alert.
(e) The Center shall consult with the Division of Emergency Management in the Department of Public Safety to develop a procedure for the use of the Blue Alert System to provide information on a suspect when the criteria established in subsection (b) of this section are met. (2016-87, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1030 - Civil Air Patrol Section - powers and duties.

§ 143B-1030. Civil Air Patrol Section - powers and duties.
(a) There is hereby established, within the Department of Public Safety the Civil Air Patrol Section, which shall be organized and staffed in accordance with this Subpart and within the limits of authorized appropriations.
(b) The Civil Air Patrol Section shall:
(1) Receive and supervise the expenditure of State funds provided by the General Assembly or otherwise secured by the State of North Carolina for the use and benefit of the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol;
(2) Supervise the maintenance and use of State provided facilities and equipment by the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol;
(3) Receive, from State and local governments, their agencies, and private citizens, requests for State approval for assistance by the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol in natural or man-made disasters or other emergency situations. Such State requested and approved missions shall be approved or denied by the Secretary of Public Safety or his designee under such rules, terms and conditions as are adopted by the Department. (1979, c. 516, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (w), (bb2); 2011-391, s. 43(k).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1031 - Personnel and benefits.

§ 143B-1031. Personnel and benefits.
(a) The Wing Commander of the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol shall certify to the Secretary or his designee those members who are in good standing as members eligible for benefits. The Wing Commander shall provide the Secretary with two copies of the certification. The Secretary shall acknowledge receipt of, sign, and date both copies and return one to the Wing Commander. The Wing Commander shall, in the form and manner provided above, notify the Secretary of any changes in personnel within 30 days thereof. Upon the Secretary's signature, those members listed on the certification shall be eligible for the benefits listed below.
(b) Those members of the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol certified under subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed and considered employees of the Department of Public Safety for workers' compensation purposes, and for no other purposes, while performing duties incident to a State approved mission. Such period of employment shall not extend to said members while performing duties incident to a United States Air Force authorized mission or any other Wing activities. (1979, c. 516, s. 1; c. 714, s. 2; 1993, c. 389, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (w).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1032 - State liability.

§ 143B-1032. State liability.
Unless otherwise specifically provided, the members of the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol shall serve without compensation and shall not be entitled to the benefits of the retirement system for teachers and State employees as set forth in Chapter 135 of the General Statutes. The provisions of Article 31 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, with respect to tort claims against State departments and agencies, shall not be applicable to the activities of the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol, unless those activities are State-approved missions which are not covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act. The State shall not in any manner be liable for any of the contracts, debts, or obligations of the said organization. (1979, c. 516, s. 1; 1993, c. 389, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(w).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1040 - Office of Recovery and Resiliency.

§ 143B-1040. Office of Recovery and Resiliency.
(a) The Office of Recovery and Resiliency (Office) is created in the Department of Public Safety. The Office shall execute multi-year recovery and resiliency projects and administer funds provided by the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program for Hurricanes Florence and Matthew. The Office will provide general disaster recovery coordination and public information; citizen outreach and application case management; audit, finance, compliance, and reporting on disaster recovery funds; and program and construction management services. The Office shall also contract for services from vendors specializing in housing, construction, and project management services.
(b) The Office shall develop and administer a grant program for financially distressed local governments to assist with recovery capacity. The grants shall cover the salaries, benefits, and operating costs for up to two three-year positions and may also be used to purchase one vehicle per community as necessitated by the individual circumstances of each community. The Office shall also, in consultation with the Local Government Commission, develop and administer a one-time emergency fund for local governments in disaster-affected areas that need immediate cash flow assistance. These funds shall be used to meet local government debt service obligations, to meet payroll obligations for local governments, and to meet vendor payments where nonpayment would result in negative financial outcome.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery awards received by the State in response to the declarations and executive orders described in Section 3.1 of S.L. 2016-124, or in any subsequent federally declared disasters, shall be administered by the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency of the Department of Public Safety, including circumstances where the designated grantee is an agency other than the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency. (2018-136, 3rd Ex. Sess., s. 5.7(a), (b); 2018-138, s. 2.15(a); 2019-250, s. 3.3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 13 - Department of Public Safety. › § 143B-1041 - Interagency coordination.

§ 143B-1041. Interagency coordination.
(a) The Office shall establish an intergovernmental working group composed of representatives from the Department of Environmental Quality and other relevant State agencies, local governments, and other stakeholders to identify legislative, economic, jurisdictional, and other challenges related to stream management and flooding reduction. Beginning January 1, 2022, and biannually thereafter, the Office shall report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and the Fiscal Research Division regarding the findings and recommendations of the working group.
(b) The Office of Recovery and Resiliency and the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety, the Director of the Division of Coastal Management of the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, or their respective designees, shall meet at least quarterly beginning January 1, 2022, in order to coordinate the grant making and technical assistance activities each agency is carrying out related to subsection (a) of this section. (2021-180, s. 5.9(p).)