[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR16.31]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 16_PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL OR INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart C_Production of FBI Identification Records in Response to 
                  Written Requests by Subjects Thereof
 
Sec.  16.31  Definition of identification record.

    An FBI identification record, often referred to as a ``rap sheet,'' 
is a listing of certain information taken from fingerprint submissions 
retained by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in some instances, 
includes information taken from fingerprints submitted in connection 
with federal employment, naturalization, or military service. The 
identification record includes the name of the agency or institution 
that submitted the fingerprints to the FBI. If the fingerprints concern 
a criminal offense, the identification record includes the date of 
arrest or the date the individual was received by the agency submitting 
the fingerprints, the

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arrest charge, and the disposition of the arrest if known to the FBI. 
All arrest data included in an identification record are obtained from 
fingerprint submissions, disposition reports, and other reports 
submitted by agencies having criminal justice responsibilities. 
Therefore, the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division is not 
the source of the arrest data reflected on an identification record.

[Order No. 2258-99, 64 FR 52226, Sept. 28, 1999]