28 CFR § 904.1 - Purpose and authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s904.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 904.1 - Purpose and authority."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "904.1"
section_name: "Purpose and authority."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND PRIVACY COMPACT COUNCIL"
part_number: "904"
part_name: "STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SCREENING STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 14616."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 36028, June 22, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "904"
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# 904.1 Purpose and authority.

Pursuant to the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact (Compact), title 42, U.S.C., chapter 140, subchapter II, section 14616, Article IV (c), the Compact Council hereby establishes record screening standards for criminal history record information received by means of the III System for noncriminal justice purposes.