Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8501 – Purpose of subchapter
(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to create and maintain an accurate and efficient criminal justice information system in Delaware consistent with this chapter and applicable federal law and regulations, the need of criminal justice agencies and courts of the State for accurate and current criminal history record information, and the right of individuals to be free from improper and unwarranted intrusions into their privacy.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8501
- Criminal history record information: shall mean information collected by state or federal criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, informations or other formal criminal charges and any disposition arising therefrom, sentencing, correctional supervision and release. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8502
- Criminal Justice Information System: shall mean the computer hardware, software and communications network managed, operated and/or maintained for the Delaware Criminal Justice Information System. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8502
- Dissemination: shall mean the transmission of criminal history record information, or the confirmation of the existence or nonexistence of such information. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8502
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) In order to achieve this result, the General Assembly finds that there is a need:
(1) To designate the State Bureau of Identification as the central state repository for criminal history record information;
(2) To require the rapid identification, classification and filing of fingerprints;
(3) To require the reporting of accurate, relevant and current information to the central repository by all criminal justice agencies;
(4) To insure that criminal history record information is kept accurate and current; and
(5) To prohibit the improper dissemination of such information.
(c) This subchapter is intended to provide a basic statutory framework within which these objectives can be attained.