Confidentiality. (a) The Commissioner shall: (1) Treat and maintain applicants’ fingerprints and any criminal history record background information obtained under this chapter as confidential; (2) Apply security measures consistent with the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s standards for the electronic storage of fingerprints and necessary identifying information; and (3) Limit the use of records solely for the purposes authorized by this chapter. (b) For the purposes of this chapter, any such records shall: (1) Not be deemed to be a public record within the meaning of § 2-502(18); (2) Not be subject to disclosure, except pursuant to a subpoena issued by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; (3) Be kept confidential by law and privileged; and (4) Not be subject to discovery or admissible in any private civil action. (June 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-143, § 103, 59 DCR 4069.)
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