North Carolina General Statutes 53B-3. Public policy
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 53B-3
- Financial institution: means a banking corporation, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, or other entity principally engaged in the business of lending money or receiving or soliciting money on deposit. See North Carolina General Statutes 53B-2
- Government authority: means an agency or department of the State or of any of its political subdivisions, including any officer, employee, or agent thereof. See North Carolina General Statutes 53B-2
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
It is the policy of this State that financial records should be treated as confidential and that no financial institution may provide to any government authority and no government authority may have access to any financial records except in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1002, s. 1.)