28 CFR § 25.4 - Record source categories.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s25.4"
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title: "28 CFR § 25.4 - Record source categories."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "25.4"
section_name: "Record source categories."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "25"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Public Law 103-159, 107 Stat. 1536, 49 U.S.C. 30501-30505; Public Law 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Public Law 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 2186-98, 63 FR 58307, Oct. 30, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
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# 25.4 Record source categories.

It is anticipated that most records in the NICS Index will be obtained from Federal agencies. It is also anticipated that a limited number of authorized state and local law enforcement agencies will voluntarily contribute records to the NICS Index. Information in the NCIC and III systems that will be searched during a background check has been or will be contributed voluntarily by Federal, state, local, and international criminal justice agencies.