National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council

The National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council was established under the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact (Compact) Act of 1998. The Compact provides an infrastructure by which States can exchange criminal records for noncriminal justice purposes according to the laws of the requesting State, and provide reciprocity among the States to share records without charging each other for the information. The Compact Council acts as a national independent authority that works in partnership with criminal history record custodians, end users, and policy makers to regulate and facilitate the sharing the complete, accurate, and timely criminal history record information to noncriminal justice users in order to enhance public safety, welfare and security of Society while recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights. The goal of the Council and the compact is to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible for noncriminal justice purposes.