§ 25.4 Record source categories.

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Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration › Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Part 25: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS › Subpart A: The National Instant Criminal Background Check System › § 25.4: § 25.4 Record source categories.

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It is anticipated that most records in the NICS Index will be obtained from Federal agencies. It is also anticipated that a limited number of authorized state and local law enforcement agencies will voluntarily contribute records to the NICS Index. Information in the NCIC and III systems that will be searched during a background check has been or will be contributed voluntarily by Federal, state, local, and international criminal justice agencies.

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