Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1702 – Purposes
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The purposes of this compact are to: [PL 2001, c. 372, §3 (NEW).]
1. Legal framework. Provide a legal framework for the establishment of a cooperative federal-state system for the interstate and federal-state exchange of criminal history records for noncriminal justice uses;
[PL 2001, c. 372, §3 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1702
- Council: means the compact council established under section 1707. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1703
- Criminal history records: means 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, including acquittal, sentencing, correctional supervision or release. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1703
- FBI: means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1703
- III system: includes the national indices and, to the extent of their participation in the system, the criminal history record repositories of the states and the FBI. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1703
- National indices: means the national identification index and the national fingerprint file. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1703
- Noncriminal justice purposes: means uses of criminal history records for purposes authorized by federal or state law other than purposes relating to criminal justice activities, including employment suitability, licensing determinations, immigration and naturalization matters and national security clearances. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1703
- Party state: means a state that has ratified this compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1703
- State: means any state, territory or possession of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1703
2. FBI. Require the FBI to permit use of the national indices by each party state and to provide, in a timely fashion, federal and state criminal history records to requesting states in accordance with the terms of this compact and with rules, procedures and standards established by the council pursuant to section 1707;
[PL 2001, c. 372, §3 (NEW).]
3. Party states. Require party states to provide information and criminal history records for the national indices and to provide criminal history records, in a timely fashion, to criminal history record repositories of other states and the Federal Government for noncriminal justice purposes in accordance with the terms of this compact and with rules, procedures and standards established by the council pursuant to section 1707;
[PL 2001, c. 372, §3 (NEW).]
4. Council. Provide for the establishment of a council to monitor III system operations and to prescribe system rules and procedures for the effective and proper operation of the III system for noncriminal justice purposes; and
[PL 2001, c. 372, §3 (NEW).]
5. III system standards. Require the FBI and each party state to adhere to III system standards concerning criminal history record dissemination and use, response times, system security, data quality and other duly established standards, including those that enhance the accuracy and privacy of such criminal history records.
[PL 2001, c. 372, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 372, §3 (NEW).