- Attorney General
means the Attorney General of the United States.
- Compact
means the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact set forth in section 40316 of this title.
- Compact officer
means— (A) with respect to the Federal Government, an official so designated by the Director of the FBI;
- Council
means the Compact Council established under Article VI.
- criminal history record repository
means the State agency designated by the Governor or other appropriate executive official or the legislature of a State to perform centralized recordkeeping functions for criminal history records and services in the State.
- criminal justice
includes activities relating to the detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders.
- criminal justice services
means services provided by the FBI to criminal justice agencies in response to a request for information about a particular individual or as an update to information previously provided for criminal justice purposes.
- criterion offense
means any felony or misdemeanor offense not included on the list of nonserious offenses published periodically by the FBI.
- direct access
means access to the National Identification Index by computer terminal or other automated means not requiring the assistance of or intervention by any other party or agency.
- Executive order
means an order of the President of the United States or the chief executive officer of a State that has the force of law and that is promulgated in accordance with applicable law.
- FBI
means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- National Fingerprint File
means a database of fingerprints, or other uniquely personal identifying information, relating to an arrested or charged individual maintained by the FBI to provide positive identification of record subjects indexed in the III System.
- National Identification Index
means an index maintained by the FBI consisting of names, identifying numbers, and other descriptive information relating to record subjects about whom there are criminal history records in the III System.
- National indices
means the National Identification Index and the National Fingerprint File.
- 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.
- Nonparty State
means a State that has not ratified this Compact.
- Party State
means a State that has ratified this Compact.
- positive identification
means a determination, based upon a comparison of fingerprints or other equally reliable biometric identification techniques, that the subject of a record search is the same person as the subject of a criminal history record or records indexed in the III System.
- sealed record information
means— (A) with respect to adults, that portion of a record that is— (i) not available for criminal justice uses;
- State
means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.