Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · CFR · Title 22 — Foreign Relations · Part 40 — Regulations Pertaining to Both Nonimmigrants and Immigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended · § 40.5

§ 40.5. Limitations on the use of National Crime Information Center (NCIC) criminal history information.

132 words·~1 min read·/us/cfr/t22/s§ 40.5·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

(a)Authorized access. The FBI's National Crime Information Center
(NCIC)criminal history records are law enforcement sensitive and can only be accessed by authorized consular personnel with visa processing responsibilities.
(b)Use of information. NCIC criminal history record information shall be used solely to determine whether or not to issue a visa to an alien or to admit an alien to the United States. All third party requests for access to NCIC criminal history record information shall be referred to the FBI.
(c)Confidentiality and protection of records. To protect applicants' privacy, authorized Department personnel must secure all NCIC criminal history records, automated or otherwise, to prevent access by unauthorized persons. Such criminal history records must be destroyed, deleted or overwritten upon receipt of updated versions. \[67 FR 8478, Feb. 25, 2002\]
Connections1 cite this
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 40.5
Limitations on the use of National Crime Information Center (NCIC) criminal history information.
Fed. Reg.×1
Cites 0Cited by 1 across 1 source
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.