28 CFR § 20.36 - Participation in the Interstate Identification Index System.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s20.36"
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title: "28 CFR § 20.36 - Participation in the Interstate Identification Index System."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "20.36"
section_name: "Participation in the Interstate Identification Index System."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "28 U.S.C. 534; Pub. L. 92-544, 86 Stat. 1115; 42 U.S.C. 3711  Pub. L. 99-169, 99 Stat. 1002, 1008-1011, as amended by Pub. L. 99-569, 100 Stat. 3190, 3196; Pub. L. 101-515, as amended by Pub. L. 104-99, set out in the notes to 28 U.S.C. 534.; Pub. L. 117-159, 136 Stat. 1313, 1331."
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# 20.36 Participation in the Interstate Identification Index System.

(a) In order to acquire and retain direct access to the III System, each Control Terminal Agency and Federal Service Coordinator shall execute a CJIS User Agreement (or its functional equivalent) with the Assistant Director in Charge of the CJIS Division, FBI, to abide by all present rules, policies, and procedures of the NCIC, as well as any rules, policies, and procedures hereinafter recommended by the CJIS Advisory Policy Board and adopted by the FBI Director.

(b) Entry or updating of criminal history record information in the III System will be accepted only from state or federal agencies authorized by the FBI. Terminal devices in other agencies will be limited to inquiries.