Does an agency’s case management database, records management system, or similar databases have to comply with 28 CFR Part 23?
No. Case management databases, tips and leads files, records management systems, criminal history records, and other nonintelligence databases used and maintained by an agency are not required to comply with 28 CFR Part 23. The reason is twofold. The purpose of case management databases is different from a criminal intelligence database. Case management databases are designed to assist a law enforcement agency in managing its activities and provide factual information on subjects. Second, the information stored in these nonintelligence databases is not based on a determination of reasonable suspicion that a subject (individual or organization) is currently engaged in criminal activity. Much of the information stored in those databases tends to fall into one of two categories: uncorroborated information (such as tips) or fact-based information (such as arrest or criminal history information). An investigator, for example, might start the process of developing a criminal case using the i
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