Who needs to comply with 28 CFR Part 23?
28 CFR Part 23 applies to any state or local law enforcement agency that operates a criminal intelligence system supported by funding from the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended. Consequently, 28 CFR Part 23 applies to a very small number of criminal intelligence systems. The six Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Intelligence Centers are the best-known examples of programs that meet this requirement. The vast majority of agencies complying with 28 CFR Part 23 have voluntarily adopted the regulation. 28 CFR Part 23 has become the de facto national standard for sharing criminal intelligence information. This has happened over the last several years for a variety of reasons. The primary reason is that the regulation has been in place since 1980, with only minor revision and clarification to address emerging technology, providing clear and succinct guidance to hundreds of intelligence systems. Also, a recent impetus is that the National Criminal Intell
