Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 34, August 23, 2024
Section 73-22 - Completeness and Accuracy of RecordsA. The Criminal Records Department will maintain complete and accurate criminal history record information as submitted by criminal justice agencies.B. Dispositions will be forwarded to the Criminal Records Department by the appropriate criminal justice agencies as soon after final judicial action as practicable in accordance with procedures established by the South Carolina Office of Court Administration and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.C. The Criminal Records Department will process the dispositions as soon as practicable following their receipt.D. All criminal justice agencies will query the central criminal history records repository at SLED/CJIS prior to dissemination of any criminal history record information to assure that the most current disposition data are being used. Inquiries will be made prior to any dissemination except in those cases when the central repository at SLED/CJIS is technically incapable of responding within the necessary time period.E. Criminal history record information will not contain any information known to be in error. To accomplish this end, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division will institute a process of data collection, entry, storage, and systematic audit that will minimize the possibility of recording and storing inaccurate information.Amended by State Register Volume 14, Issue No. 3, eff March 23, 1990; State Register Volume 25, Issue No. 9, eff September 28, 2001.