§ 12-60-07 — Powers, duties, and functions of bureau

1. The bureau shall cooperate with and assist the criminal bureau of the department of
justice at Washington, D.C., and similar departments in other states in establishing and
carrying on a complete system of criminal identification.
2. The bureau shall cooperate with and assist all judges, state's attorneys, sheriffs, chiefs
of police, and all other law enforcement officers of this or any other state and of the
federal government in establishing such system of criminal identification.
3. The bureau is the state central repository for the collection, maintenance, and
dissemination of criminal history record information.
4. The bureau shall assist the sheriffs and other peace officers in establishing a system
for the apprehension of criminals and detection of crime.
5. When called upon by any state's attorney, sheriff, police officer, marshal, or other
peace officers, the superintendent, chief of the bureau, and their investigators may
assist, aid, and cooperate in the investigation, apprehension, arrest, detention, and
conviction of all persons believed to be guilty of committing any felony within the state.
6. The bureau shall perform such other duties in the investigation, detection,
apprehension, prosecution, or suppression of crimes as may be assigned by the
attorney general in the performance of the attorney general's duties.
7. The bureau shall provide assistance from time to time in conducting police schools for
training peace officers in their powers and duties, and in the use of approved methods

for detection, identification, and apprehension of criminals and require attendance at
such police schools.
8. The bureau shall perform the inspection and enforcement duties for the attorney
general's licensing department.
9. The bureau shall detect and apprehend persons illegally possessing or disposing of
drugs.