45-7-601. Misuse of confidential criminal justice information.
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45-7-601 . Misuse of confidential criminal justice information.
(1)A person commits the offense of misuse of confidential criminal justice information if the person is entitled to directly access the criminal justice information network and purposely or knowingly:
(a)accesses the criminal justice information network for personal use or financial gain; or
(b)disseminates information accessed from the criminal justice information network to any person who is not authorized to receive confidential criminal justice information pursuant to 44-5-303 .
(2)A person convicted of the offense of misuse of confidential criminal justice information shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months and be fined an amount not less than $500.
(3)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(a)"Confidential criminal justice information" has the meaning provided in 44-5-103 .
(b)"Criminal justice information network" has the meaning provided in 44-2-301 .