Kansas Statutes 22-4707. Restrictions on dissemination of criminal history record information; penalties
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 22-4707
- Central repository: means the criminal justice information system central repository created by this act and the juvenile offender information system created pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 22-4701
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Criminal history record information: means all data initiated or collected by a criminal justice agency on a person pertaining to a reportable event, and any supporting documentation. See Kansas Statutes 22-4701
- Criminal justice agency: means any government agency or subdivision of any such agency which is authorized by law to exercise the power of arrest, detention, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision, rehabilitation or release of persons suspected, charged or convicted of a crime and which allocates a substantial portion of its annual budget to any of these functions. See Kansas Statutes 22-4701
- Disseminate: means to transmit criminal history record information in any oral or written form. See Kansas Statutes 22-4701
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) A criminal justice agency and the central repository may not disseminate criminal history record information except in strict accordance with laws including applicable rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act. A criminal justice agency may not request such information from the central repository or another criminal justice agency unless it has a legitimate need for the information.
(b) Noncriminal justice persons and agencies may receive criminal history record information for such purposes and under such conditions as may be authorized by law, including rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act.
(c) In addition to any other remedy or penalty authorized by law, any individual violating or causing a violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class A nonperson misdemeanor. If the person is employed or licensed by a state or local government agency, a conviction shall constitute good cause to terminate employment or to revoke or suspend a license.