S.L. 1999-446

SESSION 1999

SESSION LAW 1999-446

AN ACT TO LIMIT DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES ISSUED BY THE PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BOARD AND THE ALARM SYSTEMS LICENSING BOARD AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ALARM SYSTEMS LICENSING BOARD TO ISSUE AN APPRENTICESHIP REGISTRATION PERMIT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. G.S. 74C-8 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(g) Except for purposes of administering the provisions of this section and for law enforcement purposes, the home address or telephone number of an applicant, licensee, or the spouse, children, or parents of an applicant or licensee is confidential under G.S. 132-1.2, and the Board shall not disclose this information unless the applicant or licensee consents to such disclosure. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply when a licensee's home address or telephone number is also his or her business address and telephone number. Violation of this subsection shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor."

Section 2. G.S. 74D-2 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(f) Except for purposes of administering the provisions of this section and for law enforcement purposes, the home address or telephone number of an applicant, licensee, or the spouse, children, or parents of an applicant or licensee is confidential under G.S. 132-1.2, and the Board shall not disclose this information unless the applicant or licensee consents to such disclosure. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply when a licensee's home address or telephone number is also his or her business address and telephone number. Violation of this subsection shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor."

Section 3. Chapter 74D of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 74D-8.1. Apprenticeship registration permit.

(a) The Board may issue an apprenticeship registration permit to an applicant who is 16 or 17 years old and currently enrolled in high school if the applicant holds a valid drivers license and submits at least three letters of recommendation stating that the applicant is of good moral character as provided in G.S. 74D-2(d)(2). The letters of recommendation shall be from persons who are not related to the individual, and at least one of the letters shall be from an official at the school where the applicant is currently enrolled.

(b) There shall be no fee for an apprenticeship registration permit, and the permit shall expire when the holder attains the age of 18 years. The denial, suspension, or revocation of an apprenticeship registration permit shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.

(c) The applicant shall not perform services as authorized under this Chapter until after the Board has reviewed his or her application and issued him or her an apprenticeship registration permit. The holder of an apprenticeship registration permit shall be accompanied by a licensee or registered employee while engaged in activities authorized under this Chapter."

Section 4. Sections 1 and 2 of this act become effective December l, 1999, and apply to offenses committed on or after that date. The remainder of this act becomes effective October 1, 1999.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 19th day of July, 1999.

s/ Dennis A. Wicker

President of the Senate

s/ James B. Black

Speaker of the House of Representatives

s/ James B. Hunt, Jr.

Governor

Approved 10:14 p.m. this 10th day of August, 1999