(1) In order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes, including, but not limited to, background checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers under the National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended, and to implement the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 USC Section 14616 , the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact. The director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center shall execute the compact on behalf of the state. (2) The department is the repository of criminal history records for purposes of the compact and shall do all things necessary or incidental to carrying out the compact. (3) The director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center, or the director's designee, is the state's compact officer and shall administer the compact within the state. The Mississippi Justice Information Center may establish procedures for the cooperative exchange of criminal history records between the state and federal government for use in noncriminal justice cases. (4) The state's ratification of the compact remains in effect until legislation is enacted specifically renouncing the compact. Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 517, HB 529,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023. (1) In order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes, including, but not limited to, background checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers under the National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended, and to implement the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 USC Section 14616 , the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact. The director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center shall execute the compact on behalf of the state. (2) The department is the repository of criminal history records for purposes of the compact and shall do all things necessary or incidental to carrying out the compact. (3) The director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center, or the director's designee, is the state's compact officer and shall administer the compact within the state. The Mississippi Justice Information Center may establish procedures for the cooperative exchange of criminal history records between the state and federal government for use in noncriminal justice cases. (4) The state's ratification of the compact remains in effect until legislation is enacted specifically renouncing the compact. Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 517, HB 529,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023. (1) In order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes, including, but not limited to, background checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers under the National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended, and to implement the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 USC Section 14616 , the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact. The director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center shall execute the compact on behalf of the state. (2) The department is the repository of criminal history records for purposes of the compact and shall do all things necessary or incidental to carrying out the compact. (3) The director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center, or the director's designee, is the state's compact officer and shall administer the compact within the state. The Mississippi Justice Information Center may establish procedures for the cooperative exchange of criminal history records between the state and federal government for use in noncriminal justice cases. (4) The state's ratification of the compact remains in effect until legislation is enacted specifically renouncing the compact. Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 517, HB 529,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023. (1) In order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes, including, but not limited to, background checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers under the National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended, and to implement the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 USC Section 14616 , the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact. The director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center shall execute the compact on behalf of the state. (2) The department is the repository of criminal history records for purposes of the compact and shall do all things necessary or incidental to carrying out the compact. (3) The director of the Mississippi Justice Information Center, or the director's designee, is the state's compact officer and shall administer the compact within the state. The Mississippi Justice Information Center may establish procedures for the cooperative exchange of criminal history records between the state and federal government for use in noncriminal justice cases. (4) The state's ratification of the compact remains in effect until legislation is enacted specifically renouncing the compact.
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