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.
