How to obtain 911 tape or transcript? (Charlotte: insurance, lawyer, law) - North Carolina (NC) - City-Data Forum

oneperson123 · 07-16-2009, 06:22 PM

How does a private citizen obtain a copy of a 911 recording or transcript in Mecklenburg County?

Orangeish · 07-16-2009, 06:24 PM

is that even a right of a private citizen? If it is, I suppose you could at least start with the Charlotte PD, but I could only imagine running into a stone wall there. I know my company has subpoena-d 911 conversations from cell phone companies before, but that was due to some sort of insurance fraud from how I understand it.

bs13690 · 07-16-2009, 07:23 PM

I'd go to this site Calls for Service (http://maps.cmpdweb.org/cfs/ - broken link) and click Contact Us. I know you can do it in other places just don't know about CharMeck.

lowercountry · 07-16-2009, 08:01 PM

File an FOIA request.

coped · 07-16-2009, 08:18 PM

Ask for it. Not sure exactly what department would handle that. You will probably have to file a FOIA request, and it may take a while, but they usually release them fairly quickly.

coped · 07-16-2009, 08:19 PM

I would recommend consulting a lawyer if you run into a stonewall. They are public record to some degree, so it shouldn't be a problem.

lowercountry · 07-17-2009, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coped

Ask for it. Not sure exactly what department would handle that. You will probably have to file a FOIA request, and it may take a while, but they usually release them fairly quickly.

Actually there is a law-mandated time limit by which they must reply. In SC it is 15 business days, for example. I don't know the NC law and limit, however.

coped · 07-17-2009, 06:12 PM

Unfortunately, "North Carolina is one of seventeen states that sets no absolute deadline for government agencies to fulfill FOIA requests." I think it's like "within a reasonable time period."