INTERPRETATION NO. 260

From time to time, various employees of the Commission have contacted the State Bureau of Investigation concerning violation of various criminal laws of the state. G.S. 114-15.1 provides that anyone employed by the State of North Carolina who receives information or evidence of a crime against or misuse of state personal property, buildings, or real property, shall, within three days of receipt of such information or evidence, report such to his immediate supervisor who shall report to the head of the agency who shall make a written report to the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation within ten days.

Any requests for an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation shall be sent immediately to the legal department. The legal department shall immediately review the request and, if appropriate, immediately prepare the necessary materials to forward the matter under the Chairman’s signature to the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation.

Requests for handwriting analysis from the SBI laboratory concerning possible fraudulent cashing of unemployment insurance checks need not be forwarded through the legal department.