Section 120-132 - Testimony by legislative employees(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no present or former legislative employee may disclose any information that the individual, while employed or retained by the State, may have acquired: (1) In a standing, select, or conference committee or subcommittee of either house of the General Assembly or a legislative commission;(2) On the floor of either house of the General Assembly, in any office of a legislator, or at any other location of the State legislative buildings and grounds as defined in G.S. 120-32.1(d);(3) As a result of communications that are confidential under G.S. 120-130 and G.S. 120-131.(b) A present or former legislative employee may disclose information acquired under subsection (a) of this section that would be reflected in the official public record or was otherwise publicly disseminated.(c) In accordance with this Article, the common law of legislative privilege, and the common law of legislative immunity, a legislative employee or former legislative employee may disclose information acquired under this Article if the legislator or former legislator consents.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-132
Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 134,s. 27.7-c, eff. 9/22/2023.Amended by 2010 N.C. Sess. Laws 169, s. 24.(b), eff. 10/1/2010. 1983 , c. 900, s. 1; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1038, s. 5.