Access to LEIN is restricted to criminal justice agencies or those agencies statutorily granted authorization.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY LEIN HELP 

The LEIN Helpdesk is available to assist criminal justice agencies with LEIN related issues 24x7 at 1-877-2-MICJIN (877-264-2546).

ACCESS TO THE LEIN 

Agencies wishing to obtain access to LEIN must submit a user agreement (CJIS-001),local agency security officer appointment form (CJIS-007), and a network diagram. The network diagram must depict the agency's network (including firewalls, routers, and switches), all connections to LEIN (present or desired), and any external entities which connect into the agency's network. These forms may be obtained by sending an email to Pam Cruz, LEIN Applications Analyst, at cruzpj@michigan.gov or by calling 517-241-0658. Questions regarding the network diagram and its requirements can be sent to Terri Smith, MSP Information Security Officer, at smithta@michigan.gov.

PENALTIES FOR MISUSE 

Criminal penalties for the misuse of LEIN are provided in Section 4 of the LEIN Policy Council Act, MCL 28.214, which specifically states:

• For a first offense, guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
• For a second or subsequent offense, guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.

Use of driver information obtained thru LEIN is also prohibited by state and federal Driver Privacy Protection Acts:

• MCL 257.903 states: "a person who uses personal information for a purpose other than a permissible purpose in MCL 257.208c or 257.232 is guilty of a felony".
• 18 USC 2724 permits a criminal fine and allows for civil action to be taken: "A person who knowingly obtains, discloses or uses personal information, from a motor vehicle record, for a purpose not permitted under this chapter shall be liable to the individual to whom the information pertains, who may bring a civil action in a United States district court."

To report possible misuse of LEIN, please click here.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCES 

Many PDF files below are encrypted and require Adobe Reader 9.0 or higher which is consistent with FBI CJIS Security Policy. This month's password was sent by LEIN All Terminal (ALTR) message at 12:39 p.m. on 1/19/2012. If you did not get this message, send a LEIN message to the State Control Terminal at MI3300203 requesting this month's password.