Use of Criminal Justice Information By Criminal Justice Agencies

Use of Criminal Justice Information By Criminal Justice Agencies. Criminal justice information shall be used by government agencies and criminal justice agencies for criminal justice employment purposes and by criminal justice agencies for other criminal justice purposes under agency rules and regulations specifically designed to limit such use to the following purposes: (a) The commencement of prosecution, determination of pretrial or post-trial release or detention, the adjudication of criminal proceedings or the preparation of a pre-sentence report; (b) Supervision by a criminal justice agency of an individual who has been committed to the custody of that agency prior to the time the arrest occurred or the charge was filed; (c) The investigation of an individual when that individual has already been arrested or detained including determining the individual’s identity and other biographical information; (d) The development of investigative leads for particular criminal offense if access to the information is limited to criminal justice officials with both a need and a right to have access to such information; (e) The alerting of an official or employee of a criminal justice agency that a particular individual presents a credible danger to his safety or for similar essential purposes; or (f) Such other legitimate criminal justice purposes are set forth in agency rules or regulations. Source: PL 13-53, § 3 (107), modified. Commission Comment: See the comment to 6 CMC § 9201 regarding PL 13-53.