§ 22-1519. Criminal Justice Computer Assistance Act - Offender Data Information System.

A.  This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Criminal Justice Computer Assistance Act”.

B.  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is directed to implement and administer a data information system called the “Offender Data Information System”, subject to funding.  The purpose of the System shall be to:

1.  Provide software and support to interested criminal justice agencies to assist in record keeping and data reporting functions;

2.  Provide a uniform method for sharing data and information from existing databases operated by participating agencies; and

3.  Transmit data and other information from participating criminal justice agencies to other local, state and federal agencies upon request or as necessary.

C.  The Bureau is directed to develop procedures for the administration, participation, operation and use of the Offender Data Information System.

D.  Any criminal justice agency of this state may voluntarily participate in the Offender Data Information System.  The Bureau may charge a reasonable user fee for those criminal justice agencies that participate in the Offender Data Information System.  All monies received from such fees shall be deposited in the OSBI Revolving Fund.

E.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to compel participation of any state or local criminal justice agency in the Offender Data Information System.

Added by Laws 2004, c. 547, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004.  Amended by Laws 2009, c. 178, § 8.