III and CHRI Handling Flashcards

For what purposes is access to Interstate Identification Index (III) criminal history record information (CHRI) expressly authorized?

Answer: Criminal justice purposes, authorized non-criminal justice purposes, and specific employment/licensing uses authorized by statute

III CHRI may be accessed for criminal justice purposes, statutorily authorized non-criminal justice purposes (such as employment background checks), and other specific uses defined by federal or state law.

Who bears primary responsibility for the accuracy of criminal history records contained in III?

Answer: The state or agency that originally submitted the records

The state or agency that submitted criminal history records to III bears primary responsibility for their accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.

What must an agency do when it discovers that III CHRI it received contains an error that could harm an individual?

Answer: Notify the originating state or agency and the individual affected

When an error in III CHRI is discovered, the agency must notify the originating state or agency responsible for the record and should take steps to notify the affected individual.

Under the NCIC/III system, what is the definition of 'criminal history record information' (CHRI)?

Answer: Information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals, consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom

CHRI consists of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, charges, and dispositions collected by criminal justice agencies — not intelligence reports or civil records.

What restriction applies to III CHRI obtained for a criminal justice purpose when shared with non-criminal justice agencies?

Answer: III CHRI obtained for criminal justice purposes may not be disseminated to non-criminal justice agencies except as authorized by statute

III CHRI obtained for criminal justice purposes may not be disseminated to non-criminal justice agencies unless expressly authorized by applicable federal or state statute.

Individuals have the right under federal law to access their own III criminal history records for what purpose?

Answer: To review and challenge the accuracy and completeness of their records

Individuals have a federally protected right to access their own III criminal history records to review them and to challenge any information they believe is inaccurate or incomplete.