CJIS CJIS Criminal History Record Information (CHRI)

Question 1

What term describes the official record of arrests, charges, and dispositions maintained within CJIS systems?

Accepted Answer

Criminal History Record Information (CHRI)

Answer

Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

Answer

Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES) data

Answer

National Crime Statistics Report

Question 2

Under CJIS policy, who is the designated owner of CHRI data stored within the Interstate Identification Index (III)?

Accepted Answer

The originating agency that submitted the record

Answer

The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division

Answer

The state identification bureau that forwarded the record

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The prosecuting attorney of the jurisdiction

Question 3

Which federal law primarily governs the use and dissemination of CHRI for noncriminal justice purposes?

Accepted Answer

28 CFR Part 20

Answer

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

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Privacy Act of 1974

Answer

Federal Records Act

Question 4

A CHRI response received for a background check on a noncriminal justice applicant must be used for what purpose?

Accepted Answer

Only the specific authorized purpose for which it was requested

Answer

Any purpose deemed relevant by the receiving agency

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Public disclosure if the subject consents

Answer

Sharing with all affiliated agencies in the state

Question 5

What must an agency do when it discovers that CHRI it submitted to CJIS contains an error?

Accepted Answer

Submit a correction or deletion to update the record

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Notify the subject of the record only

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Archive the incorrect record and create a new one

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Wait for the annual audit cycle to correct errors

Question 6

Under CJIS policy, CHRI received from the III must be stored in a manner that ensures it is protected from:

Accepted Answer

Unauthorized access and improper dissemination

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Routine law enforcement access

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Archival by state repositories

Answer

Retention beyond 90 days