NCJ Number
59645
Date Published
1979
Length
486 pages
Annotation
FOR USE IN REVIEWING OR DEVELOPING A LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, A COMPENDIUM OF STATE LAWS REGARDING PRIVACY AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED IN THIS 1979 SUPPLEMENT.
Abstract
THE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN ORGANIZED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE AND CONTAINS COMPLETE LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS. A TABLE FURNISHES A DETAILED MATRIX SUMMARIZING THE RESULTS OF THE 1979 STATE LAW SURVEY BY CLASSIFYING THE INFORMATION INTO 27 CATEGORIES; ALL BUT 2 CATEGORIES USED IN THE 1974 SURVEY ARE RETAINED, AND THESE ARE REPLACED WITH 2 ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES DEALING WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS. SAMPLES OF THE CLASSIFICTION BREAKDOWNS INCLUDE STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, REGULATION OF DISSEMINATION, RIGHT TO CHALLENGE AND INSPECT, PURGING AND SEALING, OPEN RECORDS, ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS, TRANSACTION LOGS, AND RESEARCHER ACCESS. COMPARISON OF 1974/1979 SURVEY RESULTS IS ALSO PROVIDED, AND EACH CATEGORY IS DEFINED TO ASSIST IN INTERPRETING BOTH MATRIXES. REFERENCES ARE KEYED TO SPECIFIC SECTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATION FOR EASY LOCATION WITHIN THE STATE'S MATERIALS. GENERALLY, THE COMPENDIUM IS LIMITED TO LEGISLATION, THOUGH STATE AGENCY REGULATIONS OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS GOVERNING STATE AGENCIES ARE OCCASIONALLY INCLUDED WHEN THEY IMPLEMENT OR ARE IN LIEU OF LEGISLATION. TRAFFIC LAWS OR REGULATIONS, STATE LICENSING LAWS, AND LOCAL ORDINANCES ARE EXCLUDED UNLESS THEY HAVE DIRECT REFERENCE TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION ACCESS. THOUGH THIS COMPENDIUM IS CONSIDERED CURRENT AS OF JANUARY 1, 1979, FURTHER REVIEW OF A STATE'S LEGISLATION MAY BE NECESSARY DEPENDING ON THE DETAIL OF THE RESEARCHER'S INQUIRY.