S.C. Code Regs. § § 73-510

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 73-510 - SLED Responsibilities

1. Maintain the Statewide Criminal Gang Database (SCGD);

2. Ensure that use of the SCGD is only by bona fide law enforcement agencies and officials;

3. Receive recommendations from Chiefs and Sheriffs regarding individuals selected for data entry to the SCGD;

4. Provide extensive training to qualified individuals regarding database entry requirements and other applicable requirements specified in regulation and statute;

5. Provide access codes to those individuals who complete SLED SCGD training;

6. Monitor entries to and inquiries of the database;

7. Review applications for access and execute Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with participating agencies;

8. Determine, as specified in state statutes, if information relating to criminal gangs, gang-related incidents, patterns of gang activity, or members or associates of criminal gangs received from federal law enforcement agencies and law enforcement agencies of other states is eligible to be included in the SCGD;

9. Verify through SLED Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Site Security Surveys that participating agencies have provided adequate physical security and have security Standard Operating Procedures which meet the criteria of this regulation;

10. Audit participating agencies to verify that quality assurance procedures are in place to meet SLED requirements, and that compliance is maintained;

11. Terminate access for non-compliance;

12. Ensure applicable Federal Regulations regarding misuse are followed and civil penalties imposed when applicable; and

13. Review and purge files per applicable Federal Regulations, including 28 CFR Part 23.

S.C. Code Regs. § 73-510

Added by State Register Volume 33, Issue No. 6, eff June 26, 2009.