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This bill enacts new provisions, specifically Article 717(E) and (F) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to govern the disclosure of criminal records in criminal cases. It clarifies that certain information is excluded from disclosure, particularly criminal history data directly derived from federal databases maintained by the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the FBI, and also from the Louisiana Computerized Criminal History System if the witness is a criminal justice agency employee whose identity is otherwise protected. Furthermore, the bill prohibits the dissemination of any such criminal history information obtained for trial use concerning a witness outside of the presiding court, and prevents it from being included in any public court record. This aims to protect sensitive criminal history information from being disclosed beyond the immediate needs of a trial and to prevent its public accessibility.

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