Administración de la Ley de Privacidad de Registros Criminales

Explicación Simple

La Patrulla del Estado de Washington se encarga de cuidar la información sobre antecedentes criminales. Tienen que asegurarse de que esta información esté segura y no pueda ser vista por personas no autorizadas.

Es como tener un diario personal que guardas bajo llave. Solo tú y las personas en quienes confías pueden leerlo, y debes protegerlo de que otros lo abran sin permiso.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan trabaja en una oficina de justicia y necesita acceder a los antecedentes de alguien. La Patrulla del Estado establece reglas para que Juan y sus compañeros manejen esta información de manera segura y responsable.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 10.97.090 - Administration by state patrol The Washington state patrol is hereby designated the agency of state government responsible for the administration of the 1977 Washington State Criminal Records Privacy Act. The Washington state patrol may adopt any rules and regulations necessary for the performance of the administrative functions provided for in this chapter.The Washington state patrol shall have the following specific administrative duties:(1) To establish by rule and regulation standards for the security of criminal history information systems in order that such systems and the data contained therein be adequately protected from fire, theft, loss, destruction, other physical hazard, or unauthorized access;(2) To establish by rule and regulation standards for personnel employed by criminal justice of other state and local government agencies in positions with responsibility for maintenance and dissemination of criminal history record information; and(3) To contract with the Washington state auditor or other public or private agency, organization, or individual to perform audits of criminal history record information systems. RCW 10.97.100 - Fees Criminal justice agencies shall be authorized to establish and collect reasonable fees for the dissemination of criminal history record information to agencies and persons other than criminal justice agencies. RCW 10.97.110 - Civil remedies -- Criminal prosecution not affected Any person may maintain an action to enjoin a continuance of any act or acts in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and if injured thereby, for the recovery of damages and for the recovery of reasonable attorneys' fees. If, in such action, the court shall find that the defendant is violating or has violated any of the