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28 CFR 25.4: Record source categories.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 28—Judicial Administration
- CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- PART 25—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- Subpart A—The National Instant Criminal Background Check System
It is anticipated that most records in the NICS Index will be obtained from Federal agencies. It is also anticipated that a limited number of authorized state and local law enforcement agencies will voluntarily contribute records to the NICS Index. Information in the NCIC and III systems that will be searched during a background check has been or will be contributed voluntarily by Federal, state, local, and international criminal justice agencies.
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