OAR 257-010-0020
System Responsibilities
(1)
Maintenance and Dissemination of Criminal Offender Information. The Oregon State Police has statutory and administrative responsibility for the maintenance and dissemination of criminal offender information in Oregon.(2)
Accuracy and Completeness of Information. Information entered into Criminal Offender Information files is based on written documents submitted to the OSP by Criminal Justice Agencies reporting their record of official action, which documents contain fingerprint or other verification as to the identity of the individual to whom the information refers:(a)
OSP is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of information entered into the Oregon Criminal Offender Information System and any information subsequently transmitted for inclusion in the FBI Interstate Identification Index;(b)
This responsibility extends only to information contained in the documents as submitted to OSP.(3)
Removal of Information. OSP is responsible for removal of information from the Oregon and Federal Criminal Offender Information Systems when required by law or court order. In the event the OSP discovers there has been an erroneous entry in criminal offender information records maintained by OSP or the FBI, OSP shall correct or purge the inaccurate information.(4)
Entry of Information. Only terminals located at the OSP, Identification Services Section or others designated by the Superintendent of the OSP are allowed to enter, update, or modify records in the Oregon CCH File. Entry of information by other forms of electronic communications, as in the case of integration of computer systems, must be approved by the Superintendent of the OSP.(5)
Information to Qualified Criminal Justice and Designated Agencies. OSP is responsible for providing Criminal Offender Information to qualified Criminal Justice and Designated Agencies. Such information will be furnished, after proper inquiry, in either computerized or document form.(6)
Information to Regional Information Sharing Systems. OSP is responsible for providing Criminal Offender Information in computerized form to Regional Information Sharing Systems. Such information will be furnished, after proper inquiry, only if it exists in computerized form.(7)
Development of Operational Procedures. OSP is responsible for development of operational procedures to be followed by Criminal Justice and Designated Agencies permitted access to Oregon Criminal Offender Information and FBI Interstate Identification Index files.(8)
All Criminal Offender information distributed by the OSP shall contain a notice in writing in substantially the following language: Because additions or deletions may be made at any time, a new CCH record should be requested when needed for subsequent use.(9)
All agencies shall insofar as is feasible, taking into consideration the then existing capability of the OSP to respond, request and obtain a current criminal offender information record when that record is to be disseminated outside that agency.(10)
NCIC and NLETS Control Terminal Responsibility. OSP is the “state control terminal” for the NCIC and NLETS computer interface to Oregon and is responsible for assuring that all policies and rules for computer access to Oregon and Federal Criminal Offender Information Systems are adhered to by Oregon user agencies and Regional Information Sharing Systems.(11)
System Development and Operation. OSP is responsible for providing the computer hardware and software capabilities necessary to insure secure access, efficient processing and integrity of the information stored in the Oregon Criminal Offender Information System and for interfacing to the Federal Criminal Offender Information System.(12)
Physical Security of Computer Installation. OSP is responsible for development and implementation of policies and procedures to safeguard the criminal offender information at the central computer site from accidental or malicious damage or unauthorized access or use.(13)
Audit and Inspection of the User Agencies. OSP is responsible for periodically auditing and inspecting each computer terminal location accessing Oregon and Federal Criminal Offender Information to insure compliance with state and federal law, published rules, policies, and procedures.(14)
CCH computer terminal transaction records will be maintained at and by OSP and will be made available, upon written request, to participating Criminal Justice Agencies.
Source:
Rule 257-010-0020 — System Responsibilities, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=257-010-0020.