a) Each
LEADS participating agency shall comply with the LEADS access security
standards established by the Department.
b) Personnel Security Requirements
1) Thorough background screening of
LEADS-related personnel is required by the employing agency. State and national
criminal history record checks by fingerprint identification must be conducted
for terminal operators, programmers, and other persons employed or utilized to
effectuate access to or initiate transmission of LEADS and National Crime
Information Center (NCIC) information, regardless of the frequency of access. A
fingerprint-based background check must be performed on any person with direct
access to LEADS. The agency shall submit both Illinois and FBI criminal justice
applicant fingerprint inquiries to the Illinois State Police, Bureau of
Identification.
2) No persons will
be permitted LEADS access unless they are of good character and have not been
convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of
this or any other jurisdiction. Any person may have their LEADS access denied
if charged with a felony or crime of moral turpitude under the laws of this or
any other jurisdiction.
3) No
person may provide maintenance or technical services at or near LEADS equipment
unless they are of good character and have not been convicted of a felony or a
crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of this or any other
jurisdiction. Any persons may have their authority to provide maintenance or
technical services at or near LEADS equipment denied if charged with a felony
or a crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of this or any other
jurisdiction.
4) LEADS operators
shall use the terminal only for those purposes for which they are authorized.
The individual receiving a request for criminal justice information must ensure
the person requesting the information is authorized to receive the
data.
5) Each participating
criminal justice agency must have appropriate written standards for discipline
of LEADS and NCIC policy violators.
c) Site Management Requirements
Each LEADS agency must ensure that all LEADS computer devices
are placed in a location under the direct control and supervision of authorized
criminal justice personnel and are inaccessible to the public or persons not
qualified to either operate, view, or possess LEADS and/or NCIC transmitted or
received data. The computer site and/or terminal area must have adequate
physical security to protect against any unauthorized personnel gaining access
to the computer equipment or to any of the stored data.
