[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 28, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

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 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]