2021 US Code
Title 34 - Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Subtitle IV - Criminal Records and Information
Chapter 403 - Criminal Justice Identification, Information, and Communication
Subchapter II - Exchange of Criminal History Records for Noncriminal Justice Purposes
Sec. 40311 - Findings
| 34 U.S.C. § 40311 (2021) |
| §40311. Findings |
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Congress finds that— (1) both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and State criminal history record repositories maintain fingerprint-based criminal history records; (2) these criminal history records are shared and exchanged for criminal justice purposes through a Federal-State program known as the Interstate Identification Index System; (3) although these records are also exchanged for legally authorized, noncriminal justice uses, such as governmental licensing and employment background checks, the purposes for and procedures by which they are exchanged vary widely from State to State; (4) an interstate and Federal-State compact is necessary to facilitate authorized interstate criminal history record exchanges for noncriminal justice purposes on a uniform basis, while permitting each State to effectuate its own dissemination policy within its own borders; and (5) such a compact will allow Federal and State records to be provided expeditiously to governmental and nongovernmental agencies that use such records in accordance with pertinent Federal and State law, while simultaneously enhancing the accuracy of the records and safeguarding the information contained therein from unauthorized disclosure or use. |
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(Pub. L. 105–251, title II, §212, Oct. 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 1874.) |
| EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 14611 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT |
| Bills and Statutes |
| United States Code |
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| Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT Subtitle IV - Criminal Records and Information CHAPTER 403 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE IDENTIFICATION, INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATION SUBCHAPTER II - EXCHANGE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR NONCRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES Sec. 40311 - Findings |
| section 40311 |
| 2021 |
| January 3, 2022 |
| No |
| standard |
| 112 Stat. 1874 |
| Public Law 105-251 |
