28 CFR 20
Listed by: NARA Registry, DoD Registry, Related authorities
Designation evidence
- NARA authority row: 28 CFR 20 | status: Specified | banner: CUI//SP-CHRI.
- NARA sanctions field: 28 CFR 20.25.
- DoD authority row: 28 CFR 20. DoD lists this citation for the category; this DoD detail page does not display a separate Basic/Specified field.
- Related authority evidence: 28 CFR 20 | status: Specified | banner: CUI//SP-CHRI | sanctions: 28 CFR 20.25
- Related authority evidence: DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
- Registry designation context: Specified, CUI//SP-CHRI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
- Registry designation for this category is Specified with banner CUI//SP-CHRI.
Extracted authority meaning
- PART 20—CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- Registry designation context: Specified, CUI//SP-CHRI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
Operating conditions
- NARA category scope used with this authority: Related to information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, informations, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including acquittal, sentencing, correctional supervision, and release.
- DoD category scope used with this authority: Related to information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, information, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including acquittal, sentencing, correctional supervision, and release.
- 28 CFR 20 | status: Specified | banner: CUI//SP-CHRI | sanctions: 28 CFR 20.25
- DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
- NARA registry status: Specified. Per-authority NARA status values: Specified. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI//SP-CHRI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.
- NARA category scope: Related to information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, informations, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including acquittal, sentencing, correctional supervision, and release.
- DoD category scope: Related to information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, information, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including acquittal, sentencing, correctional supervision, and release.
- Extracted authority condition: (l) Fingerprint Identification Records System or ‘‘FIRS’’ means the following FBI records: Criminal fingerprints and/ or related criminal justice information submitted by authorized agencies hav- ing criminal justice responsibilities; civil fingerprints submitted by federal agencies and civil fingerprints sub- mitted by persons desiring to have their fingerprints placed on record for personal identification purposes; iden- tification records, sometimes referred to as ‘‘rap sheets,’’ which are compila- tions of criminal history record infor- mation pertaining to individuals who have criminal fingerprints maintained in the FIRS; and a name index per- taining to all individuals whose finger- prints are maintained in the FIRS.
- Extracted authority condition: (p) National Identification Index or ‘‘NII’’ means an index maintained by the FBI consisting of names, identi- fying numbers, and other descriptive information relating to record subjects about whom there are criminal history records in the III System.
- Extracted authority condition: (b) The regulations in this subpart shall not apply to criminal history record information contained in: (1) Posters, announcements, or lists for identifying or apprehending fugi- tives or wanted persons; (2) Original records of entry such as police blotters maintained by criminal justice agencies, compiled chrono- logically and required by law or long standing custom to be made public, if such records are organized on a chrono- logical basis; (3) Court records of public judicial proceedings; (4) Published court or administrative opinions or public judicial, administra- tive or legislative proceedings; (5) Records of traffic offenses main- tained by State departments of trans- portation, motor vehicles or the equiv- alent thereof for the purpose of regu- lating the issuance, suspension, revoca- tion, or renewal of driver’s, pilot’s or other operators’ licenses; (6) Announcements of executive clemency.
- Extracted authority condition: If notations of an arrest, disposition, or other formal criminal justice transaction occurs in records other than the traditional ‘‘rap sheet,’’ such as arrest reports, any criminal history record information con- tained in such reports comes under the defi- nition of this subsection.
- Extracted authority condition: (m) Interstate Identification Index Sys- tem or ‘‘III System’’ means the cooper- ative federal-state system for the ex- change of criminal history records, and includes the National Identification Index, the National Fingerprint File, and, to the extent of their participa- tion in such system, the criminal his- tory record repositories of the states and the FBI.
Safeguarding and dissemination controls
- NARA registry control evidence: status Specified; banner marking CUI//SP-CHRI.
- Nara basic or specified: Specified
- Nara authority rows: 28 CFR 20 | status: Specified | banner: CUI//SP-CHRI | sanctions: 28 CFR 20.25
- Nara banner markings: CUI//SP-CHRI
- Nara sanctions: 28 CFR 20.25
- No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
- Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.
- Extracted authority control: (iii) Institute procedures, where com- puter processing is not utilized, to as- sure that an individual or agency au- thorized direct access is responsible for (a) The physical security of criminal history record information under its control or in its custody and (b) The protection of such informa- tion from unauthorized access, disclo- sure, or dissemination.
- Extracted authority control: (f) Procedures are instituted to as- sure that an individual or agency au- thorized direct access is responsible for (1) the physical security of criminal history record information under its control or in its custody and (2) the protection of such information from unauthorized access, disclosure or dis- semination.
- Extracted authority control: (ii) Have the right to initiate or cause to be initiated administrative ac- tion leading to the transfer or removal of personnel authorized to have direct access to such information where such personnel violate the provisions of these regulations or other security re- quirements established for the collec- tion, storage, or dissemination of criminal history record information.
- Extracted authority control: The agreement must incorporate a security addendum ap- proved by the Attorney General of the United States, which shall specifically authorize access to criminal history record information, limit the use of the information to the purposes for which it is provided, ensure the security and confidentiality of the information con- sistent with these regulations, provide for sanctions, and contain such other provisions as the Attorney General may require.
- Extracted authority control: (1) Use of criminal history record information disseminated to noncriminal justice agencies shall be limited to the purpose for which it was given.
- Extracted authority control: (l) Fingerprint Identification Records System or ‘‘FIRS’’ means the following FBI records: Criminal fingerprints and/ or related criminal justice information submitted by authorized agencies hav- ing criminal justice responsibilities; civil fingerprints submitted by federal agencies and civil fingerprints sub- mitted by persons desiring to have their fingerprints placed on record for personal identification purposes; iden- tification records, sometimes referred to as ‘‘rap sheets,’’ which are compila- tions of criminal history record infor- mation pertaining to individuals who have criminal fingerprints maintained in the FIRS; and a name index per- taining to all individuals whose finger- prints are maintained in the FIRS.
Authority excerpts
Most relevant extracted authority passage(iii) Institute procedures, where com- puter processing is not utilized, to as- sure that an individual or agency au- thorized direct access is responsible for (a) The physical security of criminal history record information under its control or in its custody and (b) The protection of such informa- tion from unauthorized access, disclo- sure, or dissemination.
Extracted authority passage 2(f) Procedures are instituted to as- sure that an individual or agency au- thorized direct access is responsible for (1) the physical security of criminal history record information under its control or in its custody and (2) the protection of such information from unauthorized access, disclosure or dis- semination.
Extracted authority passage 3(ii) Have the right to initiate or cause to be initiated administrative ac- tion leading to the transfer or removal of personnel authorized to have direct access to such information where such personnel violate the provisions of these regulations or other security re- quirements established for the collec- tion, storage, or dissemination of criminal history record information.
Extracted authority passage 4The agreement must incorporate a security addendum ap- proved by the Attorney General of the United States, which shall specifically authorize access to criminal history record information, limit the use of the information to the purposes for which it is provided, ensure the security and confidentiality of the information con- sistent with these regulations, provide for sanctions, and contain such other provisions as the Attorney General may require.
Extracted authority passage 5(1) Use of criminal history record information disseminated to noncriminal justice agencies shall be limited to the purpose for which it was given.
Extracted authority passage 6(l) Fingerprint Identification Records System or ‘‘FIRS’’ means the following FBI records: Criminal fingerprints and/ or related criminal justice information submitted by authorized agencies hav- ing criminal justice responsibilities; civil fingerprints submitted by federal agencies and civil fingerprints sub- mitted by persons desiring to have their fingerprints placed on record for personal identification purposes; iden- tification records, sometimes referred to as ‘‘rap sheets,’’ which are compila- tions of criminal history record infor- mation pertaining to individuals who have criminal fingerprints maintained in the FIRS; and a name index per- taining to all individuals whose finger- prints are maintained in the FIRS.