US · rules
M.D.N.C. LCrR32.3
Confidentiality of Presentence Investigation Reports
(a) Presentence investigation reports prepared by the probation office and any
response or objection thereto shall be filed under seal in the Office of the Clerk of Court
and shall be visible only to court personnel, attorneys of record in the particular case to
which the report relates, and defendants to whom the particular report relates. Such
records shall not be made available to the public.
(b) In the event of an appeal, records relating to the presentence investigation
report shall be transmitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
under seal, and it is requested that such records be accorded the same degree of
confidentiality upon appeal as they are afforded in this District.
(c) Copies of the presentence report, having been duly disclosed, shall remain
in the possession of the Defendant, defense counsel, and the attorney for the government.
All parties are admonished to maintain the strict and essential standards of
confidentiality. No further copies or dissemination of the report shall be made.
Unauthorized copying or disclosure will be treated as an act of contempt and will be
punished accordingly.
(d) The probation office shall, upon request, provide a copy of the report to
counsel for the Defendant and the Government.
Provenance
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- www.ncmd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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