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Introduced
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/06/2026
02/06/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Law Enforcement Data Sharing Act. Provides that a criminal justice agency shall share with a bona fide researcher all criminal justice data and records, including relevant personally identifying information and demographic information, held by that agency relating to: (1) a law enforcement stop, search, or seizure; (2) a warrant, arrest, or citation; (3) participation in a pre-arrest or post-arrest diversion, specialty court, or other alternative resolution program; (4) a criminal charge, disposition, or sentence; (5) a pretrial or posttrial release from custody, or any terms or conditions of release; (6) a grant, order, change in the terms of, or termination of pretrial supervised release, probation, parole, or participation in correctional or rehabilitative programs; or (7) a formal discipline, reclassification, or relocation of any person under criminal sentence or correctional control. Provides that a criminal justice agency shall share with a bona fide researcher all criminal justice data and records, including relevant personally identifying information and demographic information, held by the criminal justice agency that is subject to mandatory or discretionary disclosure to any member of the public under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a criminal justice agency may share with a bona fide researcher any other criminal justice data, records, or information, including relevant personally identifying information and demographic information, held by that agency that is responsive to a bona fide researcher's request. Provides that, within 6 months after the effective date of the Act, the Attorney General shall issue guidance to assist criminal justice agencies in complying with the Act's requirements. Provides that a criminal justice agency may assess reasonable fees, not to exceed actual costs, for the search, retrieval, and copying of criminal justice data, records, or information requested under the Act, and may waive fees at their discretion.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the Law Enforcement Data Sharing Act, mandates that criminal justice agencies must share all criminal justice data and records, including personally identifying and demographic information, with bona fide researchers (individuals or organizations approved by an institutional review board who agree to use the data solely for research and statistical purposes and not identify individuals). This data includes information related to law enforcement stops, searches, seizures, arrests, citations, diversion programs, criminal charges and dispositions, release from custody, probation, parole, and disciplinary actions within the correctional system. Additionally, agencies must share any data that would otherwise be accessible to the public under the Freedom of Information Act, and may share any other responsive criminal justice data upon request. The Attorney General will provide guidance on compliance within six months of the act's effective date, and agencies can charge reasonable fees for data retrieval, though these can be waived.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 02/06/2026)
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