§ 15:584 — Cooperation with federal and other state agencies

§584. Cooperation with federal and other state agencies
A. The bureau shall cooperate with the United States Department of Justice and other
federal criminal justice agencies and with similar agencies in other states and cities toward
developing a comprehensive state, interstate, national, and international system of criminal
information, identification, investigation, records, and statistics.
B.(1) The Legislature of Louisiana approves and ratifies the National Crime
Prevention and Privacy Compact, 34 U.S.C. 40316, and the compact shall remain in effect
in this state until legislation is enacted renouncing the compact.
(2) The bureau shall execute, administer, and implement the compact on behalf of
the state and may adopt necessary rules, regulations, and procedures for the national
exchange of criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes as those terms are
defined by the compact.
(3) Ratification of the compact does not affect the obligations and responsibilities
of the bureau as set forth in the provisions of this Chapter regarding the dissemination of
criminal history record information within the state.
C.(1) For the sole purpose of assisting with the study and evaluation of the creation
and implementation of a procedure for automated criminal history record-clearing in
Louisiana, the bureau may cooperate with nonprofit partners providing technical assistance
to the Clean Slate Task Force established by House Resolution No. 67 of the 2020 Regular
Session of the Legislature.
(2) This Subsection shall cease to be effective on August 1, 2022.

Legislative History

Acts 1981, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 2018, No. 121, §1; Acts 2020, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1, eff. Oct. 20, 2020.