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Non-Criminal Justice Agencies

Noncriminal Justice Agencies:

An NCJA is a governmental agency authorized by federal statute, executive order, or state statute and approved by the U.S. Attorney General to receive state and federal fingerprint based criminal history record information (CHRI), directly or indirectly from the MSP. Purposes to receive CHRI include but are not limited to, employment suitability, licensing determinations, immigration and naturalization matters, and national security clearances.

Beginning in 2010, the MSP established a compliance program for agencies requesting CHRI for noncriminal justice purposes. Every agency with noncriminal justice access to state and/or federal criminal history records is required to follow the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy.

We offer training and serve as a resource for these agencies to help ensure compliance with federal and state regulations regarding criminal history records. We also conduct periodic compliance reviews for NCJAs based on the authority of Title 28 CFR 907.3; Title 5 USC 552 a(e)(10); CJIS Security Policy and Security and Management Control Outsourcing Standard. 

State governmental departments, public colleges and universities, county and city governmental departments required or wishing to fingerprint background check employees or volunteers having unescorted access to vulnerable populations. Michigan K-12 Public, Non-Public, and Charter Schools required to fingerprint background check employees (or wishing to fingerprint volunteers) having unescorted access to vulnerable populations.